WO2007016531A3 - Apparatus and method for packaging articles - Google Patents

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WO2007016531A3
WO2007016531A3 PCT/US2006/029839 US2006029839W WO2007016531A3 WO 2007016531 A3 WO2007016531 A3 WO 2007016531A3 US 2006029839 W US2006029839 W US 2006029839W WO 2007016531 A3 WO2007016531 A3 WO 2007016531A3
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articles
accumulation device
conveyors
accumulation
single conveyor
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PCT/US2006/029839
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Benoit Poutot
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Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems
Benoit Poutot
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Publication of WO2007016531A3 publication Critical patent/WO2007016531A3/en

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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
    • B65G47/52—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices
    • B65G47/68—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
    • B65G47/70—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor with precedence controls among incoming article flows
    • 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
    • B65G47/51—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination
    • B65G47/5104—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination for articles
    • 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
    • B65G47/52—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices
    • B65G47/68—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
    • B65G47/681—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor from distinct, separate conveyor lanes

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)

Abstract

A method of merging articles conveyed on at least two conveyors (118a, 118b) onto a single conveyor (124a), includes the steps of: conveying articles (11a, 11b) upon a first and second conveyors (118a, 118b) to a first and second accumulation devices (122a, 122b), transmitting articles (111a) from the first accumulation device (122a) onto the single conveyor (124a), preventing articles (111b) from leaving the second accumulation device (122b) whilst articles (111a) are being transmitted from the first accumulation device (122a), and preventing articles (111a) from leaving the first accumulation device (122a) whilst articles (111b) are being transmitted from the second accumulation device (122b) on to the single conveyor, such that either accumulation device (122a, 122b) acts as a buffer between the first and second conveyors and the output conveyor.
PCT/US2006/029839 2005-07-29 2006-07-28 Apparatus and method for packaging articles WO2007016531A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0515636.9 2005-07-29
GB0515636A GB2429003A (en) 2005-07-29 2005-07-29 Merging accumulated articles from two conveyors

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WO2007016531A2 WO2007016531A2 (en) 2007-02-08
WO2007016531A3 true WO2007016531A3 (en) 2007-05-31

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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3850281A (en) * 1972-04-08 1974-11-26 Focke Pfuhl Verpack Automat Device for bringing together objects being delivered in two lines
JPS5969314A (en) * 1982-10-12 1984-04-19 Hitachi Ltd Conflux control method for conveyer
DE29602108U1 (en) * 1996-02-02 1996-03-28 TRAPO AG, 48712 Gescher Switch for round belt conveyor belts
DE29817239U1 (en) * 1997-11-07 1998-11-26 Hans Paal KG Maschinenbau (GmbH & Co.), 73630 Remshalden Intermediate storage device
EP1228986A1 (en) * 2001-02-02 2002-08-07 Daifuku Co., Ltd. Article joining control method

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US6244307B1 (en) * 1998-04-30 2001-06-12 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Transportation, feeding and filling apparatus of irregular-formed vessels and transportation and feeding method

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3850281A (en) * 1972-04-08 1974-11-26 Focke Pfuhl Verpack Automat Device for bringing together objects being delivered in two lines
JPS5969314A (en) * 1982-10-12 1984-04-19 Hitachi Ltd Conflux control method for conveyer
DE29602108U1 (en) * 1996-02-02 1996-03-28 TRAPO AG, 48712 Gescher Switch for round belt conveyor belts
DE29817239U1 (en) * 1997-11-07 1998-11-26 Hans Paal KG Maschinenbau (GmbH & Co.), 73630 Remshalden Intermediate storage device
EP1228986A1 (en) * 2001-02-02 2002-08-07 Daifuku Co., Ltd. Article joining control method

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GB2429003A (en) 2007-02-14
GB0515636D0 (en) 2005-09-07

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