Abstract:
A conveyor system (1 ) comprising at least one endless chain conveyor (2) and at least one pallet (8) that comprises a magnetic material, where the conveyor system comprises a first loading station (3) and an unloading station (5), where the first loading station (3) comprises a magnet conveyor (6) comprising a linear motor for driving the pallet (8), where the pallet (8) comprises a product holder (9) having at least two holding positions (11, 12, 13, 14), and the magnet conveyor (6) is adapted to stop the pallet (8) at a plurality of positions, in which each holding position (11, 12, 13, 14) is aligned with a delivery position (15) of the first loading station (3). The advantage is that a pallet can be positioned in a plurality of positions at a loading station in a quick and precise manner, allowing for a flexible and quick handling of pallets.
Abstract:
Chain cleaning module (1 ) for cleaning an endless conveyor chain (2) comprising a plurality of plate chain links (3), where the chain cleaning module (1) comprises a first rotational wheel (5) provided with a sponge (9), a second rotational wheel (6) provided with a brush (10) bearing on a bearing surface (15) of the conveyor chain (2), a drive unit (7) adapted to drive the second rotational wheel (6) in a direction opposite the moving direction of the conveyor chain (2), where the chain cleaning module (1 ) is provided with a tank member (11) adapted to hold a cleaning liquid, where the sponge (9) of the first rotational wheel (5) extends partly into the tank member (11 ) and where the sponge is arranged to bear on the bearing surface (15) of the conveyor chain (2) in a second position (14) such that the first rotational wheel (5) is driven by the conveyor chain (2). In this way, a chain cleaning module that allows for an easy cleaning of a bearing surface of a conveyor chain is provided. A conveyor (40) and a method for cleaning are also claimed.
Abstract:
Puck handling device for a conveyor system, comprising a puck handling disc and a drive means for rotating the puck handling disc, where the puck handling disc comprises a first semi-circular disc comprising a first cut-out and a second semi-circular disc comprising a second cut-out, where the first semi-circular disc and the second semi-circular disc are individually rotatable by the drive means, and where the first cut-out and the second cut-out forms a recess adapted to hold a puck when the puck handling disc is arranged in a first holding state. The advantage of the invention is that a puck handling device adapted to direct a puck from any of two infeed conveyors to any of two outfeed conveyors is provided. This allows for a flexible and quick handling of pucks.
Abstract:
Stop device (1 ) for a conveyor system (40) where objects (43) are conveyed on a conveyor (41 ), where the stop device (1 ) comprises a housing (2), an actuator element (3) having a stop surface (12), and an electric motor (4) operably connected to the actuator element (3) such that the electric motor (4) can control the position of the actuator element (3), where the stop device comprises a stop position (20) in which the stop device (1 ) will hold an object (43) in a fixed position by the stop surface (12), and a bypass position (22) in which the stop surface (12) is positioned outside of a contact plane (42; 96) of the object (43) such that the object (43) can pass the stop device (1 ), where the actuator element (3) is provided with a braking surface (13), where the stop device (1 ) comprises a braking position (21 ) in which the braking surface (13) is positioned in the contact plane (42; 96) such that the object (43) will bear against the braking surface (13) and such that the speed of an object (43) will slow down from a first speed to a standstill, and where the electric motor (4) can move the actuator element (3) between the stop position (20), the braking position (21 ) and the bypass position (22). The advantage of the invention is that a reliable and cost-effective stop device comprising a brake function for an object such as a product or a pallet conveyed in a conveyor system is provided. The application also includes a conveyor system comprising a stop device.
Abstract:
Stop device (1) for a conveyor system (40) comprising a body (2), a drive unit (3) attached to the body (2), a shaft member (4) rotationally arranged in the body (2) and a wheel (5) arranged to be driven by the drive unit (3), where a freewheeling slip clutch (6) is arranged between the wheel (5) and the drive unit (3). A conveyor system (40) comprising said stop device (1) and a method of controlling a flow of objects (42) on a conveyor track (41) by using said stop device (1) are also provided. The advantage of the invention is that a reliable, cost-effective and safe stop device for a conveyor system is provided.
Abstract:
Conveyor support rail attachment, comprising a plurality of attachment means arranged spaced apart along a longitudinal centre axis, where every second attachment means is arranged on a leftside of the centre axis and every other attachment means is arranged on a right side of the centre axis, and where each attachment means is provided with a bearing surface adapted to bear against a side section of a support rail, such that the support rail is supported only on one side at each attachment means. The advantage of the invention is that a support rail can easily be mounted to and removed from the conveyor support rail attachment, and further that the bearing surface between the support rail and the attachment means can be minimized. This allows for a support rail that is easy to clean.
Abstract:
Conveyor beam attachment (2) adapted to be attached to a conveyor beam (41), comprising a first catch (5) adapted to engage one flange (43) of a T-slot (42) in the conveyor beam (41), and comprising a second and third catch (6, 7) adapted to engage the other flange (44) of the T-slot in conveyor beam (41 ), and where the first catch (5) or the second and third catches (6, 7) are spring-loaded. The advantage of the invention is that a guide rail can easily be mounted to and removed from a conveyor beam (41).
Abstract:
A drive unit for an endless conveyor, comprising a magnetic transmission and an electric motor connected to an input shaft of the magnetic transmission, where the magnetic transmission comprises a rotatable outer cylinder comprising a plurality of permanent magnets arranged as magnetic poles at the inner side of the outer cylinder, an intermediate cylindrical element comprising a plurality of ferromagnetic pole pieces, an inner cylinder comprising a plurality of permanent magnets arranged as magnetic poles at the outer side of the inner cylinder, where the outer side of the outer cylinder is configured with a drive surface adapted to interact with a conveyor belt or conveyor chain. The advantage of the invention is that a compact and efficient drive unit for a conveyor system is provided, which is provided with a contactless predefined slip.
Abstract:
Conveyor chain link (1) provided with an upper body (2) and a lower body (3), where the chain link (1) is provided with an upper bearing surface (17), a front end (4) and a rear end (5), where the rear end (5) is provided with a first leg (6) and a second leg (7) arranged spaced apart from each other with a distance corresponding to the width of the front end (4), where the chain link (1) is adapted to be connected to an adjacent chain link (1) through a pivot member (12), where the front end (4) of the upper body (2) is provided with a plurality of front teeth (18) and front notches (19), where the rear end (5) of the upper body (2) is provided with a plurality of rear teeth (20) and rear notches (21), where the length of the teeth (18, 20) differs over the width of the chain link (1), where the ratio between the width of the chain link (1) and the number of teeth (20) of the rear end (5) is less than 10 mm/tooth. The advantage of the invention is that a conveyor chain link that will allow small objects to be conveyed on a conveyor chain is provided.
Abstract:
Speed increasing device for a conveyor system where pallets are conveyed with an accumulationchain on a transport plane, comprising a body, a first and a second actuating means, where the first and the second actuating means are adapted to turn a first and a second axle from a first position to a second position, where the first axle comprises a first eccentric end tap and the second axle comprises a second eccentric end tap, and where the speed increasing device comprises a speed rail arranged on the first and the second eccentric end taps, such that the speed rail is configured to be in either a first position or in a second position. The advantage of the invention is that the speed of a conveyor pallet can be increased at predefined positions of the conveyor.