Abstract:
This invention relates to a conveyor system (300) and a method for producing a sequence of discrete food items from a plurality of incoming food objects including at least one food item conveyed by an in-feed conveyor including an in-feed conveyor belt (321) such that the distance between adjacent food objects of said sequence of discrete food objects fulfils a predetermined distance criterion. It includes a first conveyor belt (301) adjacent to the in-feed conveyor belt (321) and a second conveyor belt (302) adjacent to the first conveyor belt (301). The adjacent ends of the first and second conveyors belts (301,302) are operable connected together via a junction (303) which can be moved forth and back. The conveyor system (300) further includes an imaging mechanism (320) and a control unit (319).
Abstract:
A belt accumulator (10, 110) includes at least two tandem zones (12, 112), each of which has a motorized roller (20,120) and at least one idler roller (22, 122) and a continuous belt (18, 118) routed around the motorized roller and at least one idler roller. The belt may be stretched at least 0.75% in its lengthwise direction. The motorized roller of each zone is independently operable in response to an article sensor (124) in each zone.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a conveyor (4) for wedge shaped packages (1). The conveyor (4) includes a driven, endless belt (5) on which the packages (1) are conveyed in the recumbent state. On each side of the conveyor belt (5), there is provided a driven, endless belt (10) preferably of circular cross section. The belts (10) and the conveyor belt (5) share the same prime mover. The conveyor belt (5) has a width which approximately corresponds to the width A of the package (1) at its bottom (2). The belts (10) are disposed approx. 5-20 mm above the conveyor belts (5) and with a width B between the belts (10) which is greater than the width A of the package bottom (2) and less than the width C of the package (1) at its top (3).
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Kommissionieranlage (1) zum Kommissionieren von Artikeln aus Lager-Ladehilfsmitteln (2) in Auftrags-Ladehilfsmitteln (3), welche eine erste sowie zweite Fördertechnik (6, 7) zum Zu- sowie Abfördern der Lager-Ladehilfsmittel (2) sowie der Auftrags-Ladehilfsmittel (3), und eine Kommissionierstation (5) mit Umlenkfördertechniken (15, 16) umfasst. Die erste Umlenkfördertechnik (15) verbindet einen Übergabeabschnitt (12) der ersten Fördertechnik (6) für die Lager-Ladehilfsmittel (2) über einen ersten Transportweg (17) mit einem Übernahmeabschnitt (14) der zweiten Fördertechnik (7). Die zweite Umlenkfördertechnik (16) verbindet einen Übergabeabschnitt (12') der ersten Fördertechnik (6) für die Auftrags-Ladehilfsmittel (3) über einen weiteren Transportweg (18) mit einem Übernahmeabschnitt (14') der zweiten Fördertechnik (7) für die Auftrags-Ladehilfsmittel (3). Dabei bilden vordere Enden (19, 20) der Ladehilfsmittel (2, 3) während deren Weitertransport entlang der Transportwege (17, 18) im Bereich der Umlenkfördertechniken (15, 16) stets das in Trans- portrichtung vordere Ende der Ladehilfsmittel (2, 3).
Abstract:
Containers, typically bottles, are conveyed by a unit comprising a first and a second conveyer (7, 10) on which the containers (2) are supported and transferred from the outfeed (15) of an upstream storage unit (3) to the infeed conveyor (5) of a capper or labeller (4). The unit (1) incorporates a pair of lateral restraints (20a; 21a) associated with the first conveyor belt (7) and designed to create an undulating guide channel (22) along which the containers (2) are directed.
Abstract:
A method for halting the function of a high speed packaging machine of the type having a conveyor based article infeed line conveying articles to a flight bar based selection line. The method is useful for performing a clean out procedure used during maintenance, and product or packaging change over. The method comprises the steps of terminating the operation of the infeed line conveyor at a predetermined position; placing an article follower (60a-60d) behind a terminal article (95a-95d) in each input lane (94a-94d); activating the operation of the infeed line conveyor whereby the articles in each input lane are conveyed to the selection line; and halting the conveyance of the article follower in the input lane prior to the selection line. An article follower and follower system are also disclosed.