ZA200404385B - Product conveying and accumulation system and method - Google Patents

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ZA200404385B
ZA200404385B ZA200404385A ZA200404385A ZA200404385B ZA 200404385 B ZA200404385 B ZA 200404385B ZA 200404385 A ZA200404385 A ZA 200404385A ZA 200404385 A ZA200404385 A ZA 200404385A ZA 200404385 B ZA200404385 B ZA 200404385B
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Mark C Garvey
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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
    • B65G47/51—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
    • B65G47/5109—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 first In - First Out systems: FIFO
    • B65G47/5113—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 first In - First Out systems: FIFO using endless conveyors
    • 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
    • B65G47/22—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
    • B65G47/261—Accumulating articles
    • B65G47/268—Accumulating articles by means of belt or chain conveyor
    • 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
    • B65G47/682—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 a single conveyor lane consisting of one conveyor or several adjacent conveyors
    • B65G47/684—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 a single conveyor lane consisting of one conveyor or several adjacent conveyors with recirculation of articles forming a buffer

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
  • Intermediate Stations On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Preparation Of Compounds By Using Micro-Organisms (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
ZA200404385A 2001-12-07 2004-06-03 Product conveying and accumulation system and method ZA200404385B (en)

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EP (1) EP1461275B1 (pt)
JP (1) JP4163623B2 (pt)
CN (1) CN1617823A (pt)
AT (1) ATE337989T1 (pt)
AU (1) AU2002366575B2 (pt)
DE (1) DE60214430T2 (pt)
ES (1) ES2269824T3 (pt)
HK (1) HK1068121A1 (pt)
PT (1) PT1461275E (pt)
WO (1) WO2003050019A2 (pt)
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WO2003050019A3 (en) 2003-12-11
PT1461275E (pt) 2006-12-29
HK1068121A1 (en) 2005-04-22
WO2003050019A2 (en) 2003-06-19
AU2002366575B2 (en) 2008-04-03
EP1461275A2 (en) 2004-09-29
US6612417B2 (en) 2003-09-02
JP2005511452A (ja) 2005-04-28
US20030106772A1 (en) 2003-06-12
EP1461275B1 (en) 2006-08-30
DE60214430T2 (de) 2007-04-12
ATE337989T1 (de) 2006-09-15
EP1461275A4 (en) 2005-03-02
DE60214430D1 (de) 2006-10-12
ES2269824T3 (es) 2007-04-01
JP4163623B2 (ja) 2008-10-08
CN1617823A (zh) 2005-05-18
WO2003050019B1 (en) 2004-05-21

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