Linear sorter using vacuum belt
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11945660B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17396933

    申请日:2021-08-09

    IPC分类号: B65G47/71 B07C5/36 B65G21/20

    摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate an apparatus for inspecting and sorting a plurality of substrates. The apparatus includes a sorting unit, a first conveyor lane disposed within the sorting unit in a first direction and a first plane, and at least a second conveyor lane disposed within the sorting unit, the second conveyor lane positioned in a second direction at an angle of greater than about 45 degrees relative to the first direction, wherein the second conveyor lane is positioned in a second plane that is different than the first plane.

    Distribution apparatus
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11795006B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US17293037

    申请日:2019-11-04

    摘要: The invention relates to a machine for handling waste material, the machine comprising an upper conveyor member with a conveying portion of a first width, a downstream lower conveyor member with a receiving portion of equal or greater width and an apparatus for distributing material from the upper conveyor member to the downstream lower conveyor member, wherein the apparatus comprises oscillating means, a drive mechanism connected to the oscillating means; and a protruding element attached to the oscillating means for oscillatory movement thereof, wherein the protruding element is a reciprocating attachment adapted to oscillate in a direction transverse to the direction in which it extends, wherein the apparatus is mountable between the conveying portion of the upper conveyor member and the receiving portion of the downstream lower conveyor member such that the protruding element extends substantially in the direction of conveyance of the downstream conveyor member; and wherein in use the oscillating protruding element agitates material being transferred from the upper conveyor member to the downstream lower conveyor member.

    Methods and apparatuses for temperature measurement

    公开(公告)号:US11313739B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16068691

    申请日:2017-01-11

    摘要: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for automated measurement of the temperatures of samples on a production line without any human intervention. In one aspect the apparatus has a conveyance system; and a temperature measurement unit having: a first member and a second member which are movable relative to each other between at least a first position in which the first and second members cooperate to form an internal space which is substantially internally reflective of radiofrequency radiation and a second position in which the object can be introduced into said internal space; and a radiometer arranged so that it is coupled to said internal space, wherein the conveyance system is arranged to convey the object to a measurement position in said internal space whilst the first and second members are in the second position, for a measurement of the radiation emitted from the object to be performed by the radiometer when the first and second members are in the first position and to convey the object away from said measurement position once the measurement has been performed and said first and second members have returned to the second position. The apparatus allows for recording and storing of measured temperature information. Embodiments of the invention provide for auto-calibration of the apparatus and automated testing and rejection of samples which do not meet pre-defined criteria.

    Conveyors interfacing system and method

    公开(公告)号:US11299353B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-12

    申请号:US16967865

    申请日:2019-02-18

    摘要: A system for interfacing between different types of conveyor systems that comprise a first serial conveyor system using a sequence of object carriers configured to transport a continuous serial stream of objects, and a parallel conveyor system configured to simultaneously transport one or more arrays of objects. A first accumulator unit can be used to accumulate a batch of the object carriers of the first serial conveyor system. Each of the object carriers can carry an object of the continuous serial stream of objects for accumulating a batch of the objects therein. Two or more first movable trays, each configured to receive an array of the objects from the batch of objects accumulated in the first accumulator unit, can be used to transfer the received array of objects to the parallel conveyor system, and load the objects thereby carried onto grippers of the parallel conveyor system.

    Distribution conveying device
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11097904B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-24

    申请号:US15771890

    申请日:2015-11-30

    申请人: SIDEL CANADA INC.

    摘要: Disclosed is a conveying device, for conveying products in an industrial processing line, the conveying device including, for circulating the products, at least one infeed conveyor, for receiving the products from a line portion upstream the device and a plurality of outfeed conveyors, for further delivering the products to a line portion downstream the device, the conveying device acting as a sorting device and directing product to a predefined outfeed conveyor. The infeed conveyor and the plurality of outfeed conveyors extend in a common plane, the conveying device further including a robotic unit, with a working area covering at least a portion of the at least one infeed conveyor and at least a portion of each outfeed conveyor, for moving products from the at least one infeed conveyor to a predefined outfeed conveyor of the plurality, with a movement parallel to the common plane. Also disclosed is a corresponding method.

    CONVEYANCE SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING OBJECT CARRIERS

    公开(公告)号:US20210122584A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US16494705

    申请日:2018-03-13

    摘要: Disclosed aspects relate to a conveyance system and method for conveying a plurality of object carriers. The conveyance system comprises at least one first conveyor lane section, and at least two second conveyor lane sections. The conveyance system further comprises a rotatable diverting element for diverting an object carrier of the plurality of object carriers between the at least one first conveyor lane section and one of the at least two second conveyor lane sections of the conveyance system. The diverting element comprises at least one sensor element for detecting the object carrier when the object carrier is: being conveyed toward the diverting element, or contacting the diverting element, or being transported away from the diverting element by the conveyance system, The conveyance system further comprises an axis of rotation adjacent to the first conveyor lane section and one of the second conveyor lane sections. The axis of rotation may be between two conveyor lanes, one of which includes the first conveyor lane section and the other of which includes one of the second conveyor lane sections. The axis of rotation is perpendicular to a direction of conveyance of the first conveyor lane section and/or the two second conveyor lane sections.