WO2009114439A3 - Apparatus and methods for singulating - Google Patents
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- WO2009114439A3 WO2009114439A3 PCT/US2009/036459 US2009036459W WO2009114439A3 WO 2009114439 A3 WO2009114439 A3 WO 2009114439A3 US 2009036459 W US2009036459 W US 2009036459W WO 2009114439 A3 WO2009114439 A3 WO 2009114439A3
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- conveyor
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- elimination
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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
- B65G17/00—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
- B65G17/24—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface comprising a series of rollers which are moved, e.g. over a supporting surface, by the traction element to effect conveyance of loads or load-carriers
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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
- B65G47/5145—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 with recirculation means
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for singulating articles in a singulating conveyor having an elimination, or separation, conveyor to strip articles not in single file and recirculate or redirect them. The elimination conveyor has a pass-through conveyor belt portion that passes articles received single file from an infeed conveyor off the downstream end of the singulator and a laterally adjacent second conveyor belt portion with rollers that rotate to divert articles not in single file toward or off the side of the elimination conveyor. A recirculation conveyor receives articles diverted off the side of the elimination conveyor and returns them to the infeed conveyor. For refeeding diverted articles to the singulating conveyor downstream, a conveyor receiving articles from the downstream end of the second conveyor belt provides a path parallel to the pass-through articles and feeds them onto a downstream registration conveyor to merge back into the flow.
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US3678208P | 2008-03-14 | 2008-03-14 | |
US61/036,782 | 2008-03-14 | ||
US7603308P | 2008-06-26 | 2008-06-26 | |
US61/076,033 | 2008-06-26 |
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WO2009114439A2 WO2009114439A2 (en) | 2009-09-17 |
WO2009114439A3 true WO2009114439A3 (en) | 2009-12-30 |
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US5701989A (en) * | 1995-02-14 | 1997-12-30 | Sandvik Sorting Systems, Inc. | Conveyor for removing an article conveyed abreast of another article |
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US6446789B1 (en) * | 2000-09-29 | 2002-09-10 | Prototype Equipment Corporation | Vacuum transfer device |
US6758323B2 (en) * | 2002-05-30 | 2004-07-06 | The Laitram Corporation | Singulating conveyor |
US20060219526A1 (en) * | 2005-04-04 | 2006-10-05 | Mark Costanzo | Variable angled-roller belt and conveyor |
US20070221472A1 (en) * | 2006-01-26 | 2007-09-27 | Materials Handling Systems, Inc. | Systems and Methods for Diverting Objects |
US7284653B2 (en) * | 2006-03-23 | 2007-10-23 | Laitram, L.L.C. | Sorter belt conveyor |
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US5701989A (en) * | 1995-02-14 | 1997-12-30 | Sandvik Sorting Systems, Inc. | Conveyor for removing an article conveyed abreast of another article |
US5873155A (en) * | 1996-05-06 | 1999-02-23 | Pmj Automec Oy | Apparatus for automatic fabrication of circuit boards |
US6131723A (en) * | 1999-01-21 | 2000-10-17 | Sandvik Sorting Systems, Inc. | Methods and apparatus for conveying packages in manner minimizing jams |
US6446789B1 (en) * | 2000-09-29 | 2002-09-10 | Prototype Equipment Corporation | Vacuum transfer device |
US6758323B2 (en) * | 2002-05-30 | 2004-07-06 | The Laitram Corporation | Singulating conveyor |
US20060219526A1 (en) * | 2005-04-04 | 2006-10-05 | Mark Costanzo | Variable angled-roller belt and conveyor |
US20070221472A1 (en) * | 2006-01-26 | 2007-09-27 | Materials Handling Systems, Inc. | Systems and Methods for Diverting Objects |
US7284653B2 (en) * | 2006-03-23 | 2007-10-23 | Laitram, L.L.C. | Sorter belt conveyor |
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