WO2004076319A1 - Method and device for re-aligning items on a conveyor - Google Patents

Method and device for re-aligning items on a conveyor Download PDF

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WO2004076319A1
WO2004076319A1 PCT/GB2004/000780 GB2004000780W WO2004076319A1 WO 2004076319 A1 WO2004076319 A1 WO 2004076319A1 GB 2004000780 W GB2004000780 W GB 2004000780W WO 2004076319 A1 WO2004076319 A1 WO 2004076319A1
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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
    • B65G47/22—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
    • B65G47/24—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles
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    • 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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    • B65G47/244—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
    • 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
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
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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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    • B65G2203/0225—Orientation of the article
    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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  • the present invention concerns a method and device for re-aligning items such as baggage, packages, parcels etc., being forwarded on an endless conveyor.
  • Baggage handlers usually place all items of luggage haphazardly onto a conveyor with little attention to the exact position of the luggage thereon.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a device which will re-align each item and centre it on the conveyor to alleviate such problems without requiring the intermittent halting of the conveyor system.
  • a device for re-aligning articles on a conveyor comprises sensor means mounted transversely above a conveyor for conveying articles, article handling means downstream of the sensor means and control means, wherein the control means determines the size, shape, and position of a target object on the conveyor based on the output from the sensor means as the target object passes beneath the sensor means, and controls the operation the article handling means to move said target object to a predetermined position on the conveyor
  • the article handling means comprises a target object engaging means adapted to be moveable in the direction of motion of the conveyor at the same speed as the conveyor whist the engaging means engages the target object and is adapted to engage and move the target object in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the conveyor in response to the control means, whereby the target object can be moved to a predetermined position on the conveyor without requiring the conveyor to be halted.
  • the target object engaging means is rotatable to enable to orientation of the target object on the conveyor to be adjusted.
  • the target object engaging means comprise at least two target object engaging members mounted for movement towards and away from each other in a horizontal plane to engage the sides of the target object, the article handling means comprising an elongate beam transversely mounted over the conveyor for movement in a direction parallel to the direction of travel of the conveyor by means of at least one powered linear motion device, said target object engaging means being rotatably mounted on said elongate beam for rotation about a vertical axis arranged substantially at the midpoint of the elongate beam.
  • the sensor means comprises a plurality of spaced sensors arranged along a line transverse to the conveyor.
  • the sensors may comprise inductive sensors.
  • a method of re-aligning articles on a conveyor comprising arranging sensor means above a conveyor upon which the articles are conveyed, determining the size, position and orientation of a target object upon the conveyor based upon the signals received from the sensor means and the speed of motion of the conveyor, determining the movement and/or rotation required to bring the target object into the desired orientation and position on the conveyor, operating article handling means provided downstream of the sensor means to move and/or rotate the target object into the desired position and orientation.
  • the movement and/or rotation of the target object is achieved without moving the target object relative to the conveyor in the direction of motion of the conveyor by moving an article engaging means of the article handling apparatus in the direction of motion of the conveyor at the same speed as the conveyor during re-alignment of the target object.
  • the device generally denoted 11 comprises a framework 12 mounted above a conveyor belt 13.
  • An object handling apparatus comprises a gantry assembly 14 is adapted to move along the upper side members 15 of the framework 12 in a direction parallel to the direction of movement of the conveyor by means of linear motion means powered by an electric motor.
  • An elongate beam 16 is mounted on the central region of the gantry assembly 14 for rotation about a vertical axis passing through the centres of the gantry assembly 14 and beam 16 and is rotatably driven by means of a further electric motor.
  • Target object engaging arms 17,18 are moveably mounted on either end of the elongate beam 16 and are powered by individual electric motors for linear motion along the beam 16, the target object engaging arms 17,18 being adapted to engage sides of a target object.
  • An array of sensors (not shown) is mounted transversely above the conveyor belt upstream of the gantry assembly 14.
  • the sensors are connected to an electronic control unit (not shown) which measures the rate of change of switching of the adjacent sensors when a target object passes beneath the sensors and the speed of the conveyor belt and, using mathematical models, calculates the angel of approach, object size and position of the target object on the conveyor belt.
  • the control unit calculates the position of the centre of the target object and the orientation thereof and compares that with the desired orientation and position (e.g. aligned with the centreline of the conveyor and oriented parallel to the direction of movement of the conveyor) and determines the required degree of transverse movement and rotation of the target object required to achieve the desired position and orientation.
  • the control unit then operates the object handling apparatus to move and/or rotate the target object into the desired position and orientation as described below.
  • the gantry assembly 14 is moved over the centre of the target object and then moved along the conveyor belt 13 at the same speed as the conveyor belt and the target object thereon in order to eliminate any residence time.
  • the respective motors are operated to bring the target object engaging arms 17,18 into contact with the sides of the target object and said motors are then operated in synchronisation to move the target object the required amount transversely across the width of the conveyor belt until the centre of the target object is aligned with the centre of the conveyor belt.
  • the beam 16 is then rotated by the respective motor to bring the target object into the required orientation on the conveyor belt whereupon the target object engaging arms 17,18 are moved away from each other to release the target object and gantry assembly 14 is rapidly moved to its start position to await the arrival of the next target object.
  • the apparatus may also include integrated bar-code reading & baggage identification equipment, assigning a unique "software identification tag" to an item which, when coupled with known geometry of the target object (obtained from the sensor array), may allow easier identification of baggage should a full baggage ID be necessary.
  • the installation of a digital camera as part of the sensor array & bar-code scanner may also allow easier identification of baggage.
  • the apparatus may enable the baggage to be sorted and deposited at different sides of the conveyor belt if this proves necessary for downstream applications.

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Abstract

According to the present invention, a device (11) for re-aligning articles on a conveyor (13) comprises sensor means mounted transversely above a conveyor (13) for conveying articles, article handling means (17, 18) downstream of the sensor means and control means, wherein the control means determines the size, shape, and position of a target object on the conveyor (13) based on the output from the sensor means as the target object passes beneath the sensor means, and controls the operation the article handling means to move said target object to a predetermined position on the conveyor (13) wherein the article handling means (17, 18) comprises a target object engaging means adapted to be moveable in the direction of motion of the conveyor at the same speed as the conveyor whist the engaging means engages the target object and is adapted to engage and move the target object in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the conveyor (13) in response to the control means, whereby the target object can be moved to a predetermined position on the conveyor (13) without requiring the conveyor to be halted. Preferably the target object engaging means (17, 18) is rotatable to enable to orientation of the target object on the conveyor (13) to be adjusted.

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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RE-ALIGNING ITEMS ON A CONVEYOR
The present invention concerns a method and device for re-aligning items such as baggage, packages, parcels etc., being forwarded on an endless conveyor.
Baggage handlers usually place all items of luggage haphazardly onto a conveyor with little attention to the exact position of the luggage thereon.
It has been found necessary to forward the items singly and repositioned so that they exit the conveyor system centrally about a predetermined width towards a sorting device or to an inlet tunnel of downstream scanning equipment, in particular into explosive detection equipment, since such equipment usually has a reduced width entry and misplaced items may lead to a blockage and require the conveyor system to be halted to resolve the problem.
An object of the invention is to provide a device which will re-align each item and centre it on the conveyor to alleviate such problems without requiring the intermittent halting of the conveyor system.
According to the present invention, a device for re-aligning articles on a conveyor comprises sensor means mounted transversely above a conveyor for conveying articles, article handling means downstream of the sensor means and control means, wherein the control means determines the size, shape, and position of a target object on the conveyor based on the output from the sensor means as the target object passes beneath the sensor means, and controls the operation the article handling means to move said target object to a predetermined position on the conveyor wherein the article handling means comprises a target object engaging means adapted to be moveable in the direction of motion of the conveyor at the same speed as the conveyor whist the engaging means engages the target object and is adapted to engage and move the target object in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the conveyor in response to the control means, whereby the target object can be moved to a predetermined position on the conveyor without requiring the conveyor to be halted. Preferably the target object engaging means is rotatable to enable to orientation of the target object on the conveyor to be adjusted.
In a preferred embodiment the target object engaging means comprise at least two target object engaging members mounted for movement towards and away from each other in a horizontal plane to engage the sides of the target object, the article handling means comprising an elongate beam transversely mounted over the conveyor for movement in a direction parallel to the direction of travel of the conveyor by means of at least one powered linear motion device, said target object engaging means being rotatably mounted on said elongate beam for rotation about a vertical axis arranged substantially at the midpoint of the elongate beam.
Preferably the sensor means comprises a plurality of spaced sensors arranged along a line transverse to the conveyor. The sensors may comprise inductive sensors.
According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of re-aligning articles on a conveyor comprising arranging sensor means above a conveyor upon which the articles are conveyed, determining the size, position and orientation of a target object upon the conveyor based upon the signals received from the sensor means and the speed of motion of the conveyor, determining the movement and/or rotation required to bring the target object into the desired orientation and position on the conveyor, operating article handling means provided downstream of the sensor means to move and/or rotate the target object into the desired position and orientation. Preferably the movement and/or rotation of the target object is achieved without moving the target object relative to the conveyor in the direction of motion of the conveyor by moving an article engaging means of the article handling apparatus in the direction of motion of the conveyor at the same speed as the conveyor during re-alignment of the target object.
The invention will be described further by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the single figure is a perspective view of the apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The device generally denoted 11 comprises a framework 12 mounted above a conveyor belt 13. An object handling apparatus comprises a gantry assembly 14 is adapted to move along the upper side members 15 of the framework 12 in a direction parallel to the direction of movement of the conveyor by means of linear motion means powered by an electric motor. An elongate beam 16 is mounted on the central region of the gantry assembly 14 for rotation about a vertical axis passing through the centres of the gantry assembly 14 and beam 16 and is rotatably driven by means of a further electric motor. Target object engaging arms 17,18 are moveably mounted on either end of the elongate beam 16 and are powered by individual electric motors for linear motion along the beam 16, the target object engaging arms 17,18 being adapted to engage sides of a target object.
An array of sensors (not shown) is mounted transversely above the conveyor belt upstream of the gantry assembly 14. The sensors are connected to an electronic control unit (not shown) which measures the rate of change of switching of the adjacent sensors when a target object passes beneath the sensors and the speed of the conveyor belt and, using mathematical models, calculates the angel of approach, object size and position of the target object on the conveyor belt. The control unit calculates the position of the centre of the target object and the orientation thereof and compares that with the desired orientation and position (e.g. aligned with the centreline of the conveyor and oriented parallel to the direction of movement of the conveyor) and determines the required degree of transverse movement and rotation of the target object required to achieve the desired position and orientation.
The control unit then operates the object handling apparatus to move and/or rotate the target object into the desired position and orientation as described below.
The gantry assembly 14 is moved over the centre of the target object and then moved along the conveyor belt 13 at the same speed as the conveyor belt and the target object thereon in order to eliminate any residence time. The respective motors are operated to bring the target object engaging arms 17,18 into contact with the sides of the target object and said motors are then operated in synchronisation to move the target object the required amount transversely across the width of the conveyor belt until the centre of the target object is aligned with the centre of the conveyor belt. The beam 16 is then rotated by the respective motor to bring the target object into the required orientation on the conveyor belt whereupon the target object engaging arms 17,18 are moved away from each other to release the target object and gantry assembly 14 is rapidly moved to its start position to await the arrival of the next target object.
By moving the gantry assembly 14 at the same speed as the conveyor belt whilst the target object engaging arms 18,19 are in engagement with the target object the motion of the conveyor belt is not interrupted during realignment of the articles on the conveyor belt.
The apparatus may also include integrated bar-code reading & baggage identification equipment, assigning a unique "software identification tag" to an item which, when coupled with known geometry of the target object (obtained from the sensor array), may allow easier identification of baggage should a full baggage ID be necessary.
The installation of a digital camera as part of the sensor array & bar-code scanner may also allow easier identification of baggage.
On wider conveyor belts, the apparatus may enable the baggage to be sorted and deposited at different sides of the conveyor belt if this proves necessary for downstream applications.

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1. A device for re-aligning articles on a conveyor comprises sensor means mounted transversely above a conveyor for conveying articles, article handling means downstream of the sensor means and control means, wherein the control means determines the size, shape, and position of a target object on the conveyor based on the output from the sensor means as the target object passes beneath the sensor means, and controls the operation the article handling means to move said target object to a predetermined position on the conveyor wherein the article handling means comprises a target object engaging means adapted to be moveable in the direction of motion of the conveyor at the same speed as the conveyor whist the engaging means engages the target object and is adapted to engage and move the target object in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the conveyor in response to the control means, whereby the target object can be moved to a predetermined position on the conveyor without requiring the conveyor to be halted.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the target object engaging means is rotatable to enable to orientation of the target object on the conveyor to be adjusted.
3. A device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the target object engaging means comprise at least two target object engaging members mounted for movement towards and away from each other in a horizontal plane to engage the sides of the target object, the article handling means comprising an elongate beam or gantry transversely mounted over the conveyor for movement in a direction parallel to the direction of travel of the conveyor by means of at least one powered linear motion device, said target object engaging means being rotatably mounted on said elongate beam for rotation about a vertical axis arranged substantially at the midpoint of the elongate beam.
4. A device as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the sensor means comprises a plurality of spaced sensors arranged along a line transverse to the conveyor.
5. A device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the sensors comprise inductive sensors.
6. A method of re-aligning articles on a conveyor comprising arranging sensor means above a conveyor upon which the articles are conveyed, determining the size, position and orientation of a target object upon the conveyor based upon the signals received from the sensor means and the speed of motion of the conveyor, determining the movement and/or rotation required to bring the target object into the desired orientation and position on the conveyor, operating article handling means provided downstream of the sensor means to move and/or rotate the target object into the desired position and orientation.
7. A method as claimed in claim 6 wherein the movement and/or rotation of the target object is achieved without moving the target object relative to the conveyor in the direction of motion of the conveyor.
8. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein an article engaging means of the article handling apparatus is moved in the direction of motion of the conveyor at the same speed as the conveyor during re-alignment of the target object.
9. A positioning device comprising a gantry mounted arm assembly which is adapted to travel at the same speed as the target object and comprises a powered turntable for the arm assembly which is adapted to rotate the target object and move it to the centre of a conveyor belt and then release it.
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