Abstract:
An escapement is provided for use in conjunction with a conveyor having a frame which defines a plane on which articles are conveyed along a predetermined direction of movement. The escapement includes a housing which is pivotally secured to the conveyor frame about a first axis which is perpendicular to the predetermined direction of movement of articles on the conveyor. The housing includes a portion which is radially spaced from the first axis while a resilient shock absorber is disposed between the housing portion and the conveyor frame. A stop bar is movably mounted to the housing between an engage and a release position. In the engage position, one end of the stop bar is positioned above the conveyor plane so that, with the stop bar in the engage position, the stop bar prevents the passage of articles on the conveyor past the stop bar. Conversely, in its release position, the stop bar is retracted below the conveyor plane thus releasing articles for further movement on the conveyor past the stop bar.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for deviating an overlapping stream (38, 46) on a roller table (10) which has several cylindrical rollers (14) for transporting the overlapping stream (38, 44, 46). The invention is characterised by a strip (32), whose position on a sliding plane can be altered, said plane lying parallel to the transport plane defined by the arrangement of rollers (14) and by guide elements (34) which guide the overlapping stream (38, 46) that is transported on the rollers (14). The guide elements can be pivoted on the strip (32) in a perpendicular direction in relation to the sliding plane and said strip (32) and are displaceably mounted along the length of the strip (32), extending respectively into the intermediate gap formed between two rollers (14).
Abstract:
The invention concerns a pallet (5) conveying device by at least a belt (4). Said device comprises, at least at the accumulation stations, support elements (13) lifting each pallet (5) relative to the drive belts (4) and elastic means (10) providing contact between the drive belts (4) and the pallet (5) so that the latter can be driven by the belts.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus (100) for de-nesting and separating folded cartons on a rotary press receives folded cartons (12/13) onto a de-nester conveyor in a parallel product stream. Each folding stream (190/192) in the parallel product stream is placed on a conveyer belt (132/134). The conveyer belts first vertically diverge, separating adjacent folding streams. The conveyer belts then horizontally diverge, placing the necessary horizontal spacing between the folding streams. At the same time the conveyer belts horizontally diverge, they return the folding streams to the same horizontal plane. The de-nested and separated parallel product stream is then discharged from the de-nested conveyor.
Abstract:
A conveyor automatically shifts zones of the conveyor between transportation, singulation, and accumulation modes by using individual control zones and unified control zones. Outputs from respective individual zones control the conveyor rolls in either the particular individual control zone, an adjacent individual control zone, or another individual control zone of the conveyor. The conveyor is also segmented into unified control zones encompassing a plurality of individual control zones. The output of a unified control can override the individual control zones associated with the unified control zone, an adjacent unified control zone, or another unified control zone of the conveyor so that the unified control zone may be switched between transportation and singulation modes.
Abstract:
A control system for the flow of products on a sloped gravity actuated, roll conveyor. This system comprises at least one conveyor segment (1) made up of an upstream brake zone (9), a downstream brake zone (11), and an intermediate product sensor zone (10). The upstream and downstream brake zones have elongated brake modules (12, 13), each shiftable between an unactuated position out of contact with the rolls (8) of its respective zone and an actuated braking position contacting most of the rolls of its respected zone. Each brake module is biased to its actuated braking position by spring biasing devices and normally is held in its unactuated non-braking position against the action of the spring biasing devices. The upstream brake module (12) follows the sensor, being in its actuated braking position when the sensor (29) senses a product, and being in its unactuated non-braking position when the sensor does not sense a product. The downstream brake module (13) is shifted to its actuated braking position when the sensor (29) senses a product. The downstream brake module has an adjustable timer associated therewith and will shift to its unactuated non-braking position when the timer times out.
Abstract:
A package conveyor (10) operating control system comprised of a continuous conveying belt (11) supported on separate plates (23), air pressure responsive pads (27) supporting the plates (23) to effect lifting and lowering of the plates (23), photocells (48, 64, 77) associated with each plate to detect the presence of accumulated packages, groups of air pressure flow valves (44, 59, 75) to control the lifting and lowering of the plate (23) to permit accumulation of the packages when a leading photocell (48) signals accumulated packages to initiate the lowering of the trailing support plate after a time delay and when both a leading and trailing photocell signals accumulation of packages to initiate the lowering of the trailing support plates after a shortened time delay to avoid impact damage to the accumulated packages.
Abstract:
A sorting, distribution system including a supply conveying means having a plurality of discharge stations each representative of a criteria such as a destination or load type, each station having a discharge conveyor (1) comprising a belt conveyor (2) to transport loads from an input end to which loads are transferred from the supply conveying means, to a discharge position. The belt conveyor has a plurality of endless elongate drive belts (2) mounted in parallel about at least two spaced rollers (3, 4), and brake shoes (11, 13, 14) including a brake surface located so as to be movable between a non-operable position below a load supporting surface of the drive belts and an operable position above said load supporting surfaces to lift a load thereon clear of the drive belts (2) to thereby brake the load.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zum Handhaben von Produkten in einem Produktionsprozess, bei dem mit einer Fördereinrichtung (14) Produkte zwischen einer ersten, stromauf angeordneten Produktionseinheit (12) und einer zweiten, stromab angeordneten Produktionseinheit (13) in einem insbesondere kontinuierlichen Förderstrom gefördert werden. Das Verfahren ist durch folgende Maßnahmen gekennzeichnet:a) aus Richtung der ersten Produktionseinheit (12) kommende Produkte werden in einer Reihe aufeinanderfolgend und mit Abstand zueinander in einem Zuförderstrom einem Übernahmebereich eines Riemenfördersystems (11) der Fördereinrichtung (14) zugefördert, b) mehrere unabhängig voneinander steuerbare, einer gemeinsamen Förderbahn des Riemenfördersystems (11) zugeordnete Riemenförderer (19, 20, 21) des Riemenfördersystems (11) fördern jeweils dem Übernahmebereich zugeförderte Produkte jeweils als Produktgruppe, in der die Produkte in Förderrichtung in einer Reihe angeordnet sind und mit Abstand aufeinander folgen, von dem Übernahmebereich bis in einen Abgabebereich des Riemenfördersystems (11), von dem aus die Produkte unter Bildung eines Abförderstroms ebenfalls in einer Reihe aufeinander folgend und mit Abstand zueinander in Richtung der zweiten Produktionseinheit (13) weitergefördert werden, c) die Riemenförderer (19, 20, 21) fördern die von ihnen geförderten 0Produktgruppen zeitlich nacheinander und mit Abstand zueinander entlang der gemeinsamen Förderbahn (22) von dem Übernahmebereich bis in den Abgabebereich.
Abstract:
A robotic system is disclosed. The system includes a communication interface, and one or more processors coupled to the communication interface and configured to: receive, via the communication interface, data associated with a plurality of items within a workspace, determine to control a flow of items on a chute based at least in part on the data associated with the plurality of items within the workspace, and in response to determining to control the flow of items, implement to control the flow of items at least by controlling a flow disrupter move in a manner that causes the flow of items to change, wherein the flow disrupter is flush with the chute when the flow disrupter is not deployed to impede the flow of items.