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US3724642A
US3724642A US00167600A US3724642DA US3724642A US 3724642 A US3724642 A US 3724642A US 00167600 A US00167600 A US 00167600A US 3724642D A US3724642D A US 3724642DA US 3724642 A US3724642 A US 3724642A
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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
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    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/22—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
    • B65G47/26—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles
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  • Cl ll 65g 13/02 member is shiftable between driving and nomdriving [58] F eld Search "198/127 193/35 A positions with respect to the powered rollers. A brake means engages the powered rollers to stop their rota- [56] Reterences Cited tion when the propelling member is shifted to a non- UNITED STATES PATENTS dlrivinlg postilzion, thereby preventing movement of artic es a on e conve or. 3,616,894 ll/1971 Koenecke et a].
  • This invention relates to accumulator conveyor and more particularly to an accumulator conveyor in which delivery or non-delivery of the propelling force to the article is pneumatically controlled.
  • the invention constitutes an improvement over accumulator conveyors of the type shown, for example, in United States Pat. No. 3,420,355, MJ. De Good et al., issued Jan. 7, 1969.
  • the improvement of this invention lies in the fact that the conveyor utilizes compact, lightweight, simple and relatively inexpensive pneumatic means to control the movement of articles along its track. Because of the pneumatic operation it inherently provides a time delay feature between the sensing of an article and the response of the article movement control means. A further improvement lies in the provision of an override feature which permits instantaneous actuation of all operating zones regardless of the position of the sensors to effect rapid and complete clearing of the entire conveyor.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a roller conveyor incorporating this invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the conveyor shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional elevation view taken along the plane III-III of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional elevational view taken along the plane IV-IV of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional elevational view taken along the plane V-V of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional elevation view similar to FIG. 3 showing the conveyor in a non-article propelling position
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged elevational view similar to FIG. 2 with portions broken away to illustrate the sensing mechanism of the invention
  • FIG. 8 is a view like FIG. 7 illustrating the brake mechanism of the invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a pneumatic control schematic illustrating the basic pneumatic pressure system of this invention.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a pneumatic control schematic of the transport override and rapid clearing feature of this invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagrammatic view of an accumulator conveyor showing the placement of the actuators along the length of the conveyor.
  • vertically shiftable supporting rollers for the propelling member are arranged in groups, each group being operated by a pneumatically powered actuator.
  • the assembly is biased downwardly into a position in which the propelling member is out of article propelling position.
  • the bias is overcome, and the actuator shifts the support rollers upwardly into a position in which the propelling member is in an article propelling position.
  • An article detecting sensor operates a valve interposed between the actuator and the source of fluid pressure.
  • the actuator In an article propelling position, the actuator is energized by the fluid pressure source through the valve.
  • the valve closes with respect to the pressure source and opens with respect to the actuator releasing the pressure therein and allowing the support rollers and propelling means to shift to an article non-propelling position.
  • a pivotally mounted brake mechanism connected to the actuator and operable against selected transport rollers is also provided to positively retard and stop the movement of articles on the conveyor.
  • the numeral 10 indicates a conveyor track of conventional design having a pair of side rails 12 and 13 and article supporting rollers 14 at spaced intervals therebetween forming an article supporting and conveying surface.
  • An endless propelling member or belt 16 is located below the transport rollers 14. It will be recognized that the propelling member passes over terminal pulleys at each end of the run and has some type of conventional equipment to drive it. This equipment is not illustrated inasmuch as it is conventional in design, and many types of equipment are available for that purpose.
  • the belt 16 is supported for engagement with the transport rollers by support or pressure rollers 18.
  • Each of the support rollers is rotatably mounted on a shaft 20.
  • the rollers are supported at one end by the shaft 20 in a slot 22 (FIG. 3) formed in the side rail 12.
  • the opposite ends of the pressure rollers are supported by the shaft on an interior support rail 24 (FIG. 3).
  • the interi- 'or support rail 24 is provided with a plurality of equally spaced elongated openings 26 which receive the pressure roller shaft 20.
  • the openings 26 extend vertically in the interior support rail allowing vertical movement of the shaft therein.
  • the interior support rail 24 illustrated in greater detail in FIG. 3 is generally formed as a channel 28 partially closed at the top on the side opposite the openings 26.
  • the channel 28 runs parallel to and is fixed to the inside of the side rail 12 such that the openings 26 are in alignment with the slots 22 in the opposite side rail 13.
  • An inflatable elongated tube-like member 30 is positioned inside the channel 23 and in its inflated position holds the pressure rollers in an upward or article propelling position. As illustrated, this is accomplished by means of a flat support plate 32 positioned inside the closed channel 28. When the tube is inflated, the support plate 32 is urged upwardly against the shafts 22 moving them upwardly within the confines of the slots 26. The shafts 22 on one side and the inwardly turned lip 34 on the opposite side of the closed channel confine the plate 32 and prevent it from moving out of the channel when the tube is inflated.
  • the tube-like member 30 illustrated in FIG. 4 may be made of a fabric reinforced noeprene rubber.
  • the member is closed at one of its ends 36 in any convenient fashion such as by vulcanizing.
  • the opposite end 38 is similarly closed and is provided with an inlet tube or fitting 40 which is connected by means of suitable tubing 42 through an actuator control valve 414 to a source of fluid pressure.
  • each sensor assembly 46 comprises a pair of spaced apart bracket members 48 and 50 mounted on pivot pins 54 which are fixed to the side rails 12 and 13 of the conveyor. At their upper ends, the brackets 48 and 50 are provided with hex holes 52 (FIGS. 2 and 7) for engagement with the shaft 55 of a sensor roller 49. In its sensing position, the roller 49 is supported slightly above the level of the transport rollers 14 of the conveyor surface. The brackets extend downwardly from the roller.
  • bracket 50 In the case of the bracket 50 on the side 12 of the conveyor having the interior support rail 24, the bracket curves inwardly to allow clearance for the support rail and actuator mechanism.
  • the brackets are connected together by means of a tube 56 fixed at each of its ends to the lower ends of the brackets 48 and 50.
  • the brackets 48 and 50, the tube 56, and the sensing roller 49 on its shaft 54 move together and form an integral sensing assembly 46.
  • Bracket 54 is provided with an outwardly turned flange 58 which is adapted to threadably receive an adjustment screw 60. The length of the screw 60 may be adjusted for engagement with the plunger 66 of the actuator control valve 44 which will be more fully described hereinafter.
  • a resilient bias spring 62 is fixed at one end 64 to the conveyor side rails 12 and at its other end to the bracket 48.
  • the spring 62 biases the sensor assembly 46 into an upper or sensing position.
  • the upper limit of travel of the sensor roller is established by the adjustment screw 60 moving against the plunger 66 of the valve 44.
  • the actuator control valve 44 controls the fluid pressure supply to the pneumatic actuator 30 and also, in response to an input from the sensor, closes the input from the fluid supply source and vents the pressure in the actuator to the atmosphere. In an article propelling position, the valve is open with respect to the fluid pressure source and closed with respect to the atmosphere to thereby apply the source of pressure directly to the pneumatic actuator 30.
  • valve assembly 44 is seen to comprise a main body portion 70 having mounting holes 72 therein for mounting on a downwardly extending flange 25 of the interior support wall 24 by means of conventional fastening means 27. (FIGS. 3, 6 and 7).
  • the main body 70 of the valve is provided with a pair of communicating passageways 80 and 90.
  • the first opening or passageway 80 extends along the length of body 70 and is tapered outwardly and undercut at one end to form an internal valve seat 82.
  • the inlet to the valve seat 82 has a diameter slightly larger than that of the valve seat 82 and is threaded to receive an inlet fitting 74 provided for connection to a source of fluid pressure.
  • An ring 84, a spherical bearing or ball valve 86 and a bias spring 88 are positioned within the enlarged portion of the opening 80.
  • the 0" ring 84 is placed in the undercut groove and forms a resilient seat surface for the ball valve 86 when it is urged forwardly (to the left as viewed in FIG. by the bias spring 88. As illustrated in the figure, the valve is closed with respect to the fluid pressure source which enters through the fitting 74.
  • a primary outlet 90 in the valve extends transversely of the opening 80 and opens through a side wall of the body 70.
  • the primary outlet 90 is threaded at an enlarged end to receive a fitting 76 which may be connected by means of tubing 42 (FIGS. 3 and 6) to the pneumatic actuator 30.
  • a piston control assembly 66 is slidably positioned in the opening 80 opposite the inlet end.
  • the piston is provided with an enlarged head portion 94 and an extending reduced reduced diameter shank portion 99. When the piston is positioned in the opening 80, the shank portion 99 extends along the length of the opening 80 to control the ball valve 86 as will be more fully described hereinafter.
  • the shank is provided with a pair of spaced-apart enlarged diameter portions 92 and 93 positioned below the head and midway along the length of the shank respectively.
  • the outer diameter of these enlarged portions is slightly less than that of the passageway 80 through which they pass.
  • a screw 89 (shown in dotted lines) is threaded into the body and extends into the opening between the enlarged diameter portions 92 and 93. This prevents the piston from being pushed out of the opening 80 by the force of the pressure.
  • the piston head 94 is provided for engagement with the adjusting screw 48 on the sensor bracket 50 (FIG. 2).
  • An 0 ring 96 surrounds the enlarged portion 92 of the piston body adjacent the head and forms (when the piston is moved to the right) a pressure-tight seal between the head of the piston and the housing 70.
  • the space between the outer diameter of the integral portions 92 and 93 and the diameter of the opening 80 provides a secondary outlet port 98 for fluid pressure.
  • the valve is in a position as would be obtained by the presence of an article on the sensor, that is, the bracket as shown in FIG. 2 and 7, is moved away from the valve, and the fluid pressure is being exhausted from the actuator to the atmosphere through the secondary outlet port 98. Fluid pressure from the actuator 30 flows back through the fitting 76, the opening 90, and through the opening 80 along the sides of the enlarged diameter portion of piston 92 and 93 where it is vented to the atmosphere between the enlarged diameter portion 92 at the secondary outlet port 98. In this position, the flow of pressure from the source is effectively blocked by the ball valve 86 which is held against the valve seat by the bias spring 88 and the force of the pressure itself.
  • the sensor 46 When the conveyor is in an article-propelling position, the sensor 46 is in its biased upwardly position and the fluid pressure is admitted to the actuator 30 through the valve 44 in the following matter.
  • the bias spring 64 urges the sensor roller 49 upwardly with the sensing assembly 46 and the adjustment screw 66 on bracket 50 presses against the head of the valve 94 moving the piston assembly 66 as shown in FIG. 5 to the right.
  • the end of the shank 99 of piston 66 moves through the area of the valve seat 82 and displaces the ball valve 86 by compressing spring 88.
  • the 0" ring 96 positioned below the head 94 around the piston body 92 is compressed between the head 94 and valve body 70 closing the secondary outlet port 98.
  • the fluid pressure from the source is then allowed to flow through inlet fitting 74 through ports 80 and and fitting 76 to the pneumatic actuator 30 causing it to inflate and position the support rollers in an article propelling position.
  • a conveyor having a plurality of independent operating zones designated A through E is schematically illustrated in FIG. 11.
  • each zone is controlled by a sensor assembly which operates to control the drive means for each zone.
  • the sensing rollers for one zone are located adjacent to the discharge end of the next adjacent zone downstream of the conveyor in the direction of article movement.
  • An article coming to rest on a sensor in a first zone shifts the upstream actuator to a non-propelling position and so on along the conveyor.
  • the actuator mechanism for each adjacent zone may be positioned on opposite sides of the conveyor.
  • Zones A, C and E may be positioned adjacent side rail 12 while zones B and D may be positioned adjacent side rail 13. In this manner, as the belt is moved to a non-driving position as illustrated in FIG. 3, the belt 16 in the next zone will tilt in the opposite direction thereby preventing any tendency of the belt to shift to one side of the conveyor.
  • the brake mechanism illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 8 is generally indicated by the numeral 100.
  • the brake is essentially an elongated arm-like member 102 pivotally mounted on the interior support rail 24 by conventional fastening means to form a pivot point 104.
  • One end of the arm is bent outwardly to form a flange 106 to hold a friction pad 108 which in one position engages a transport roller 14 positioned thereabove.
  • Bias spring 110 is connected to the opposite end 112 of the arm and to the supporting framework of the conveyor 10. When the actuator pressure is released, the support rollers are lowered to a non-propelling position; and the bias spring 110 causes the arm to pivot around the pivot point 104 thereby bringing the friction pads into engagement with the transport rollers.
  • the brake responds to dropping of the pressure rollers to retard or stop the movement of articles on the conveyor. Movement of the brake is controlled with movement of the actuator 30 in response to an input from the sensor 46.
  • the arm 102 of the brake 100 is supported on a shaft of a pressure roller 18 at a point midway between the pivot point 104 and the end 112 connected to the bias spring 110. As the pressure roller 18 is moved on its shaft 20 within the slot 22 in response to movement of the actuator, a corresponding and opposite movement takes place in the brake arm. As the pressure rollers are shifted to an article non-propelling position, the end 112 of the arm is moved downwardly with the shaft by the bias spring 1110 thereby causing the friction pad 108 to contact the transport roller located thereabove to stop its movement.
  • a plurality of brake members are normally provided in each operating zone of the conveyor. Ideally, one brake will be operated by each pressure roller to control every other transport roller on the conveyor.
  • FIG. 9 schematically illustrates a pneumatic pressure system of this invention wherein the actuator 30 is connected to the valve 44 through a quick release exhaust valve 120.
  • the valve 44 is connected to a source of fluid pressure 122 by line 124.
  • the valve schematically illustrated is identical to that previously disclosed in connection with FIG. 5 with the reference numerals 74, 90, and 98 representing the input, the primary outlet, and the secondary outlet respectively.
  • the primary outlet from the valve is connected via line 126 through an exhaust valve through line 128 to the actuator 30.
  • the quick release or exhaust valve 120 is a three-way valve of conventional construction having an exhaust port 130.
  • the valve is normally biased to a closed position with respect to the input through line 126 from the valve 44 while the ex haust port is normally opened allowing the pressure in actuator to vent to the atmosphere through line 128 and exhaust port 130.
  • valve 44 is opened, the passage of fluid pressure through line 126 overcomes the bias on valve 120 thereby allowing fluid pressure to pass through line 128 to the actuator.
  • the exhaust port 130 of the valve 120 is closed.
  • valve 44 Upon sensing of an article on the conveyor, the valve 44 closes in the manner previously described thereby blocking the fluid pressure supply and venting the outlet port 90 to the atmosphere through the secondary outlet 98. Exhaust valve 120 rapidly closes and the pressure in the actuator 30 is vented to the atmosphere through line 128 and the exhaust port 130.
  • FIG. 10 the novel rapid clearing or transport override system requires the addition of a manually controlled valve 131. connected to the source 122 and a normally closed check valve 132 connected in parallel to each of the sensor actuated valves 44 at its outlet end.
  • the manually controlled valve 131 is connected at its inlet end to the source of fluid pressure by line 134.
  • the outlet of the valve is connected to the check valve 132 by means ofline 136.
  • valve 131 is opened and the fluid pressure from the source is applied through the check valve directly to the actuator without regard to the position of valve 44. in this manner, all actuators connected through check valves to line 136 will be moved to their raised position thereby shifting the drive means into an article propelling position in all zones simultaneously.
  • a slight back flow of pressure occurs from line 136 into valve 44 through line 126 to secondary outlet 98. This is of no consequency, however, as the rate at which the pressure is vented to the atmosphere is much less than the input from line 136.
  • valve 131 may be closed and the actuators will begin operating in the previously described normal fashion.
  • This rapid clearing feature also increases the versatility of the conveyor as by simply placing the valve 131 in an open position all of the actuators in each zone are energized and the conveyor will operate as a conventional powered roller conveyor.
  • An accumulator conveyor having a plurality of rollers forming an article transporting track, a driven propelling member engageable and disengageable from said rollers; said conveyor having a plurality of sections arranged in tandem; an article detecting sensor in each section; support means for said propelling member, separate and independent actuator means in each section operable on said support means for bringing together and separating said rollers and propelling member for effecting drive and nondrive of said rollers; a brake operatively connected to said actuator means in each section, said actuator means shifting said brake into braking engagement with at least one of said rollers in a section when said actuator means in said section separates the rollers and propelling member in said section.
  • an article conveyor having transport rollers, support rollers, a propelling member located between said transport and support rollers for driving said transport rollers and means for shifting said propelling member between driving and non-driving positions
  • said shifting means including inflatable actuator means on said conveyor for shifting said support rollers and said propelling member between said positions
  • brake means on said conveyor operatively connected to said shifting means, said brake means including engaging means operable against at least one of said transport rollers when said propelling member is shifted to a non-driving position to thereby prevent the movement of articles along said conveyor by preventing rotation of said transport rollers.
  • said brake is an arm-like member pivotally mounted along its length on said conveyor, said member having said engaging means fixed at one of its ends and said biasing means is connected to the other of its ends.
  • said shifting means includes said support rollers, a shaft mounting said rollers for rotation, said actuator operable against said shaft to move said propelling member into and out of engagement with said transport rollers wherein said brake is operated by movement of said shaft against said arm at a point between said pivotal mounting and said biasing means.
  • a conveyor as described in claim 4 wherein said biasing means is a spring connected at one of its ends to said conveyor and at its other end to said other end of said arm.
  • an article conveyor having transport rollers; a propelling member for driving said transport rollers; vertically shiftable support rollers supporting said propelling member, said support rollers each having a shaft extending from the ends thereof; means operating on said shaft for shifting said support rollers and said propelling member between driving and non-driving positions; and brake means on said conveyor operable against at least one of said transport rollers when said support rollers and said propelling member are shifted to a non-driving position; and brake means comprising:
  • pivot mounting means between said opposed ends mounting said arm member on said conveyor
  • biasing means urging said arm to pivot about said pivot mounting means for shifting said friction means into engagement with said one of said transport rollers

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