Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
198411000 | By conveyor and means driven for turning successive conveyed items | 22 |
20090260951 | Vibratory apparatus and method for inverting articles in a product stream - The present invention is an apparatus and method for inverting or turning-over articles in a product stream as they are transported by a vibratory conveyor. The articles are transported along a vibratory surface in a vibratory manner to a curved surface that is bounded by a tapered guide wall. The objects are transported along the curved surface in a vibratory manner and partially rolled so that, as they release or transfer from the curved surface to a vibratory surface, they turn-over and become inverted. The invention is shown and discussed in the context of an advantageous seasoning application. | 10-22-2009 |
20100270122 | CASE TURNER FOR A ROLLER CONVEYOR - A case turner comprising a powered roller conveyor with a bump turn and a tapered roller just downstream of the bump turn to assist in turning cases completely 90°. The larger diameter of the tapered roller is on the opposite side of the conveyor from the bump turn. | 10-28-2010 |
20120175222 | POSITIONING BELT CONVEYOR AND METHOD - Apparatus and method for translating articles. The apparatus has a rectangular work area defined by the upper run of a positioning conveyor having an oblique-roller conveyor belt selectively driven forward or reverse in coordination with the actuation and deactuation of the obliquely rotatable belt rollers. Tools, such as cutting tools or inspection stools, along the sides of the work area interact with the sides of the articles as they are translated without rotation in a rectangular path against guide surfaces on the periphery of the work area by the sequential reversing of the conveyor belt direction and the actuation and deactuation of the article-supporting rollers. | 07-12-2012 |
20120205218 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING CONTAINERS WITH ROTATION OF THE CONTAINERS - An apparatus for treating containers, including a first treatment unit which treats the containers in a first predefined manner, a transport device which transports the containers away from the first treatment unit, and a second treatment unit which is arranged downstream of the first treatment unit in the transport direction of the containers and which treats the containers in a second predefined manner, wherein the transport device has a first transport unit for transporting the containers and this first transport unit has a guide device which makes contact with the containers and relative to which the containers are moved. The transport device has a second transport unit which is arranged downstream of the first transport unit in the transport direction of the containers and which rotates the containers through a predefined angle relative to the container longitudinal axis during transport of the containers. | 08-16-2012 |
20120285798 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIVERTING A FLOW OF FLEXIBLE FLAT ITEMS - A device and a method for rearranging flexible flat items, in particular printed products, which are delivered continuously in a delivery flow, relative to the delivery direction of the delivery flow. The items are delivered in an incoming delivery flow in a first delivery direction and with substantially identical orientation of the surface normals thereof, and in a predetermined cycle, to a diverting region. There, the delivery in the first delivery direction is ended and the individual items are accelerated in a second delivery direction, which is perpendicular to the first delivery direction and to the orientation of the surface normals in the incoming delivery flow, by an acceleration element which acts on the items in the diverting region in a predetermined cycle. The delivery flow moving in the second delivery direction is subsequently diverted. | 11-15-2012 |
20120325623 | Method and Device for Selectively Tipping Objects - An apparatus for selectively tipping over an article with a standing surface, when it is standing on a conveying surface extending in a longitudinal direction and being moved in the longitudinal direction, onto a lateral surface, wherein over at least 90% of its width, the conveying surface, proceeding from an initial orientation, passes over into a tilting region which extends from a starting position in the longitudinal direction as far as a final position, at which the conveying surface has an angle of inclination transverse to the longitudinal direction which is at least 5° and no more than 30° to the horizontal. Also a method for selectively causing a gravity-induced process for tipping an article from a standing surface on which the article is being moved in a longitudinal direction on a conveying surface extending in the longitudinal direction onto a lateral surface. | 12-27-2012 |
20130087430 | MATERIAL HANDLING STATION - A system for handling various items with increased functionality and decreased mechanical complexity is disclosed. The system uses a plurality of rollers mounted between pairs of drive chains or belts to impart a driving force to the items to be moved. The drive chains or belts can be reversible to change the direction of travel. The angle of attack, α, of the rollers can be adjusted between a negative angle and a positive angle by changing the phase between the drive chains or belts to change a component of the driving force. The rollers can be braked to increase a component of the driving force. The spin of the rollers can be changed with a roller belt to change another component of the driving force. | 04-11-2013 |
20130153365 | Apparatus And Method For Rotatably Conveying And Applying Discrete Parts To A Substrate - An apparatus for conveying a plurality of parts to a substrate in a configuration which is offset from the centerline of the supply feed of discrete parts is disclosed as well as the related process. Such an apparatus and process are suitable for use in the production of products where one or more components of the product must be spatially shifted from their incoming location relative to the movement of the assembly line to a second position which is offset from its incoming location and orientation. | 06-20-2013 |
20130153366 | CASE TIPPING MACHINE AND METHOD OF TIPPING CASES - A machine and associated method for tipping a cuboidal unit onto its leading face. The machine includes a conveyor, a stop for contacting a leading face of conveyed units so as to arrest continued machine direction conveyance of the conveyed units, and a tipping means, such as a driven friction wheel spaced a vertical distance above the stop, for contacting an arrested unit and driving an upper portion of the unit forward so as to tip the unit over the stop. | 06-20-2013 |
20130192954 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL ROLLER ASSEMBLY - A multi-directional roller assembly for directing articles in a conveying system. The multi-directional roller assembly has a rotatable roller frame housing at least one set of mutually-actuating rollers. The multi-directional roller assembly directs an article supported by the assembly along a trajectory determined by the orientation of the multi-directional roller assembly relative to an input force. The orientation of the multi-directional roller assembly may be changed to change the trajectory. A conveyor system may include an array of multi-directional roller assemblies. An actuator controls the orientation of the multi-directional roller assemblies individually and may also control an array of multi-directional roller assemblies as a group. | 08-01-2013 |
20140102851 | ROTATIONAL ASSEMBLIES FOR TRANSFERRING DISCRETE ARTICLES - The present disclosure is directed to a rotation assembly for a transfer member of a transfer assembly. The rotation assembly comprises a torque transmitting assembly comprising input and output members, a link comprising a first end operably coupled to the input member and a second end comprising a follower member, a shaft comprising a first end operably coupled to the output member and a second end engaged with a portion of the transfer member, and a track. The follower is movably engaged with the track and circumnavigates about a path in correspondence with the track. The follower member is moved radially relative to a first rotation axis by the track as it circumnavigates about the path to transmit torque through the torque transmitting assembly and to the shaft. The torque causes a portion of the transfer member to rotate between a first position and a second position. | 04-17-2014 |
20160200525 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING FLAT OBJECTS | 07-14-2016 |
198412000 | By means between successive conveyor sections or conveyor elements | 6 |
20090008218 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ACCELERATING CONVEYED ARTICLES - A belt conveyor and a method for accelerating articles conveyed atop a moving conveyor belt. The conveyor belt includes rollers that are arranged to rotate on axes transverse to the direction of belt travel. The rollers have a large-diameter portion on which conveyed articles ride and one or more smaller-diameter portions that can be engaged by a bearing surface to rotate the rollers as the conveyor belt advances in the direction of belt travel. Articles atop the large-diameter portion are propelled in the conveying direction at a speed greater than twice the forward speed of the belt. | 01-08-2009 |
20100243406 | TRANSFER APPARATUS, TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PARATS CARRIERS - The invention describes a turntable ( | 09-30-2010 |
20130008762 | Apparatus and Methods for Loading Product into Cases - Product can be conveyed on a divider conveyor ( | 01-10-2013 |
198413000 | By means which interdigitate with conveyor sections or elements | 3 |
20110186405 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVEYING AND SORTING PRODUCE - Systems for conveying and sorting can include a plurality of clamps, a loading conveyor, an introduction screw, a sizing conveyor, and a plurality of outlet conveyor. Some systems can further include a weighing station, and imaging station, and a computer. A clamping apparatus can include an engagement block with a milling for slidable engagement with a chain, a nipple for engagement within a helical slot of a screw, and an opening for receiving a distal end of an elongate finger. The clamping apparatus can further include an elongate securing member for removably hanging a product there from. Imaging systems can include a rotation block, a gear wheel rotably coupled with the rotation block, a driving member, and at least one camera. | 08-04-2011 |
20120298481 | MULTIWHEEL ROLLER-CONVEYOR CASE TURNER - A case turner constructed of parallel lanes of powered multiwheel rollers rotating at different tangential speeds. Rotatable wheels mounted on the peripheries of each multiwheel roller are arranged to rotate freely on axes perpendicular to the main axis of the powered multiwheel roller. An article straddling the gap between both lanes is rotated as it is conveyed along the case turner. | 11-29-2012 |
20130299309 | Conveyor Apparatus and Related Method of Conveying - A conveyor apparatus for reorienting a conveyed article with respect to its line of travel includes a rotating disk that receives an article from a first conveyor and discharges the article to the second conveyor. While the article is being discharged, it pivots around an edge of the rotating disk. | 11-14-2013 |
198415000 | By plural, unequal-speed members simultaneously contacting and conveying items | 4 |
20090200139 | ARTICLE-ROTATING BELT CONVEYOR - A conveyor ( | 08-13-2009 |
20120103757 | MAILPIECE FEED DEVICE HAVING AN ANGULAR DELAY - A feeder for a mail-handling machine is provided with a conveyor device having at least one row of drive rollers comprising at least first and second drive rollers standing proud through a mailpiece-receiving deck of the feeder and controlled by a suitable drive mechanism, said first and second drive rollers being inclined at an angle a relative to a perpendicular to a longitudinal referencing wall, and the second drive roller being driven in rotation with a first predetermined delay relative to the first drive roller, which is the closer to the referencing wall. | 05-03-2012 |
20120228085 | SYSTEM FOR ROTATING A NUMBER OF PACKAGES - A conveyor belt system is provided for enabling rotation of a number of packages, such that every second package is rotated clockwise, and every other package is rotated counter clockwise. A computer program product is also provided. | 09-13-2012 |
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