WO2009114439A3 - Apparatus and methods for singulating - Google Patents

Apparatus and methods for singulating Download PDF

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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
articles
elimination
singulating
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Joseph M. Depaso
Mark Costanzo
Matthew L. Fourney
Robert W. Pedigo
Eric M. Pressler
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Laitram, L.L.C.
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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
    • 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.
PCT/US2009/036459 2008-03-14 2009-03-09 Apparatus and methods for singulating WO2009114439A2 (en)

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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
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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