AU608353B2 - A method of and apparatus for obtaining an indication of the relative positioning between articles on a conveyor - Google Patents

A method of and apparatus for obtaining an indication of the relative positioning between articles on a conveyor

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AU608353B2
AU608353B2 AU21097/88A AU2109788A AU608353B2 AU 608353 B2 AU608353 B2 AU 608353B2 AU 21097/88 A AU21097/88 A AU 21097/88A AU 2109788 A AU2109788 A AU 2109788A AU 608353 B2 AU608353 B2 AU 608353B2
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tin
conveyor
tins
photocell
indication
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Gary Morley
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Tweedy of Burnley Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/02—Measures preceding sorting, e.g. arranging articles in a stream orientating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • B07C1/02—Forming articles into a stream; Arranging articles in a stream, e.g. spacing, orientating

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  • Control Of Conveyors (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)

Abstract

A succession of tins (A) to (F) move along a conveyor in the direction of an arrow (10). The tins each cross a beam emitted by a photocell (12). As the tins pass the beam from the photocell (12), the photocell is able to register either that a tin is blocking the beam or that there is no tin blocking the beam. A stream of pulses (14) are continually emitted, the frequency of which is proportional to the speed of the conveyor. When the photocell (12) detects that a tin is present, a counter counts alternate pulses, and the same counter counts every pulse when no tin is sensed. The combined count from the alternate pulses, when a tin is sensed, and each pulse, when a tin is not sensed, is compared with a predetermined value, and if the count is below the predetermined value an indication is given that the tins in their relative position are too close together.
AU21097/88A 1987-02-07 1988-08-19 A method of and apparatus for obtaining an indication of the relative positioning between articles on a conveyor Ceased AU608353B2 (en)

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GB878702808A GB8702808D0 (en) 1987-02-07 1987-02-07 Indication of spacing between articles

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AU2109788A AU2109788A (en) 1990-02-22
AU608353B2 true AU608353B2 (en) 1991-03-28

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EP (1) EP0279559B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE69027T1 (en)
AU (1) AU608353B2 (en)
DE (1) DE3865856D1 (en)
ES (1) ES2028266T3 (en)
GB (1) GB8702808D0 (en)
GR (1) GR3003614T3 (en)
ZA (1) ZA88785B (en)

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US5317645A (en) * 1991-02-28 1994-05-31 Kirby Lester Inc. Method and apparatus for the recognition and counting of discrete objects
DE102006025781A1 (en) 2005-06-03 2006-12-07 Otto-Von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Conveyor-positioning method, for determining position and location during movement of conveyed objects on conveyors, moves unit loads
AT508864B1 (en) * 2009-10-02 2012-04-15 Tgw Mechanics Gmbh CONVEYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH A MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO FUNDING OBJECTS

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US3242342A (en) * 1964-02-24 1966-03-22 Fmc Corp Means for locating the center of a moving article
US3515254A (en) * 1968-08-27 1970-06-02 Leo A Gary Conveyor system having computer for finding the centers of objects being conveyed

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US4541624A (en) * 1982-03-24 1985-09-17 Nippon Electric Co., Ltd. Flat article feeding apparatus
DE3313030A1 (en) * 1983-04-12 1984-10-31 Krones Ag Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik, 8402 Neutraubling Process and apparatus for sensing the occupancy of a single-row conveyor for vessels or the like

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US3242342A (en) * 1964-02-24 1966-03-22 Fmc Corp Means for locating the center of a moving article
US3515254A (en) * 1968-08-27 1970-06-02 Leo A Gary Conveyor system having computer for finding the centers of objects being conveyed

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GR3003614T3 (en) 1993-03-16
ES2028266T3 (en) 1992-07-01
ATE69027T1 (en) 1991-11-15
GB8702808D0 (en) 1987-03-11
EP0279559A1 (en) 1988-08-24
ZA88785B (en) 1988-08-05
EP0279559B1 (en) 1991-10-30
AU2109788A (en) 1990-02-22
DE3865856D1 (en) 1991-12-05

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