GB1167302A - Improvements relating to Sorting Apparatus - Google Patents

Improvements relating to Sorting Apparatus

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Publication number
GB1167302A
GB1167302A GB850/66A GB85066A GB1167302A GB 1167302 A GB1167302 A GB 1167302A GB 850/66 A GB850/66 A GB 850/66A GB 85066 A GB85066 A GB 85066A GB 1167302 A GB1167302 A GB 1167302A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
magnets
column
binary
switches
box
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
GB850/66A
Inventor
Eric Sidebotham
George James Human
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Associated Electrical Industries Ltd
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Associated Electrical Industries Ltd
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Publication date
Application filed by Associated Electrical Industries Ltd filed Critical Associated Electrical Industries Ltd
Priority to GB850/66A priority Critical patent/GB1167302A/en
Priority to US606961A priority patent/US3440972A/en
Priority to NL6700166A priority patent/NL6700166A/xx
Priority to FR90197A priority patent/FR1513563A/en
Priority to BE692308D priority patent/BE692308A/xx
Priority to DE19671506403 priority patent/DE1506403A1/en
Publication of GB1167302A publication Critical patent/GB1167302A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/34—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor 
    • B65G47/46—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points
    • B65G47/48—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to bodily destination marks on either articles or load-carriers
    • B65G47/49—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to bodily destination marks on either articles or load-carriers without bodily contact between article or load carrier and automatic control device, e.g. the destination marks being electrically or electronically detected
    • B65G47/496—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to bodily destination marks on either articles or load-carriers without bodily contact between article or load carrier and automatic control device, e.g. the destination marks being electrically or electronically detected by use of magnetic responsive means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L23/00—Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains
    • B61L23/002—Control or safety means for heart-points and crossings of aerial railways, funicular rack-railway
    • B61L23/005—Automatic control or safety means for points for operator-less railway, e.g. transportation systems

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Non-Mechanical Conveyors (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)

Abstract

1,167,302. Vehicle control. ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd. 29 Dec., 1966 [7 Jan., 1966], No. 850/66. Heading B7N. In a control system for a vehicle movable along a predetermined track, a number of columns of permanent magnets disposed in coded array co-operate with magnetically operated and manually operated switches to control the vehicle. The magnets may be on the vehicle and the switches on the track or vice-versa. The magnet columns are made up in box HB using a 5-digit, binary code, binary " 1 " being signalled by the presence of magnets in a column and binary " 0 " by their absence. A number of magnets are used in each column to provide a uniform field and the polarity of the magnets alternates from column to column. The magnet box HB is set up to signal 11101. The pick-up unit PU includes reed switches R1-R6 disposed in positions corresponding to the columns each of which is held in one switch position by an associated magnet which has a polarity opposed to that of the magnets (when present) in the corresponding column and can be switched to its opposite position when the field from its associated magnet is cancelled by the column magnets. The switches are connected, Fig. 2, in a circuit with manually operated switches S1-S5, which set the code number in the pick-up unit i.e. in one position for binary " 1 " and the opposite for binary " 0." When the code numbers in the box and pickup units correspond and when the mid-part of the box is over the pick-up position so that the magnets in column 6 switch over reed switch R6, a circuit is completed to e.g. unloading apparatus.
GB850/66A 1966-01-07 1966-01-07 Improvements relating to Sorting Apparatus Expired GB1167302A (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB850/66A GB1167302A (en) 1966-01-07 1966-01-07 Improvements relating to Sorting Apparatus
US606961A US3440972A (en) 1966-01-07 1967-01-03 Sorting apparatus
NL6700166A NL6700166A (en) 1966-01-07 1967-01-05
FR90197A FR1513563A (en) 1966-01-07 1967-01-06 Sorting apparatus, in particular of trolleys moving on a determined route to different destinations
BE692308D BE692308A (en) 1966-01-07 1967-01-06
DE19671506403 DE1506403A1 (en) 1966-01-07 1967-01-07 Shunting device

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB850/66A GB1167302A (en) 1966-01-07 1966-01-07 Improvements relating to Sorting Apparatus

Publications (1)

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GB1167302A true GB1167302A (en) 1969-10-15

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GB850/66A Expired GB1167302A (en) 1966-01-07 1966-01-07 Improvements relating to Sorting Apparatus

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US (1) US3440972A (en)
BE (1) BE692308A (en)
DE (1) DE1506403A1 (en)
FR (1) FR1513563A (en)
GB (1) GB1167302A (en)
NL (1) NL6700166A (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2222902A (en) * 1988-09-16 1990-03-21 Gec General Signal Ltd Railway vehicle location system

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US3815509A (en) * 1971-11-29 1974-06-11 M Voronin Apparatus for the automatic control of a monorail road
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US3100040A (en) * 1960-12-27 1963-08-06 Gen Precision Inc Conveyor sorting
US3173533A (en) * 1961-04-19 1965-03-16 Gen Atronics Corp Magnetic code reading and printing means
US3214003A (en) * 1961-11-27 1965-10-26 Cutler Hammer Inc Automatic sequencing selectable read out control for random selection for diversion of items located on a conveyor live storage loop
US3158710A (en) * 1962-01-29 1964-11-24 Stewart Warner Corp Code mechanism having a permanent magnet slidably received in an aperture in a magnetic member
US3328597A (en) * 1963-02-13 1967-06-27 Cutler Hammer Inc Magnetic memory means and systems

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2222902A (en) * 1988-09-16 1990-03-21 Gec General Signal Ltd Railway vehicle location system
GB2222902B (en) * 1988-09-16 1992-07-22 Gec General Signal Ltd Railway vehicle location system

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US3440972A (en) 1969-04-29
BE692308A (en) 1967-06-16
NL6700166A (en) 1967-07-10
FR1513563A (en) 1968-02-16
DE1506403A1 (en) 1969-10-02

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PLNP Patent lapsed through nonpayment of renewal fees