Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
198579000 | With means operating successive sections at different speeds | 7 |
20100326796 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TRANSFERRING DISCRETE ARTICLES BETWEEN CARRIERS - An apparatus for transferring an article from a first carrier moving at a first speed to a second carrier moving at a second speed is provided. The apparatus comprises a support member comprising a track comprising an arcuate portion, and a carrier member configured to be moved relative to the track. The carrier member comprises a surface configured to receive the article from the first carrier in a receiving zone and deposit the article onto the second carrier in an application zone, an aperture in the surface, and a passage in fluid communication with the aperture. The apparatus further comprises a vacuum manifold in fluid communication with the passage. The carrier member is configured to be moved relative to the vacuum manifold. The apparatus also comprises a linear motor operably engaged with the carrier member and configured to move the carrier member relative to the track. | 12-30-2010 |
20110114448 | METHODS FOR SINGULATING ABUTTING ARTICLES - Methods for singulating laterally abutting conveyed articles in a conveyor ( | 05-19-2011 |
20120067700 | Bread conveying apparatus - A bread conveying apparatus comprises: a first discharge conveyer for conveying bread, the first discharge conveyer disposed along a conveying path on which the bread is conveyed; and a second discharge conveyer for conveying the bread, the first discharge conveyer disposed along the conveying path and having a common region that partially overlaps with a region on the conveying path where the first discharge conveyer runs, wherein the first discharge conveyer has a first flight for urging the bread, and the second discharge conveyer has a second flight for urging the bread, and wherein a conveying speed at which the bread is conveyed by the second discharge conveyer is different from a conveying speed at which the bread is conveyed by the first discharge conveyer. | 03-22-2012 |
20120138427 | Feeder Assembly for Raw Dough Blanks, Especially Dough Strands Pre-formed for Making Pretzels, and Method of Feeding such Blanks - Feeder assembly for raw dough blanks ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120318641 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING ARTICLES OF DIFFERENT SIZES - Method and apparatus for transferring articles from a first carrier moving at a first speed to a carrier moving at a second speed. The apparatus may include a first transfer surface driven by a first motor and second transfer surface driven by a second motor. The first and second transfer surfaces receive and transfer different portions of an article at different speeds such that a desired amount of spacing can be provided between discrete articles in a process independent of the size of the article. | 12-20-2012 |
20130277174 | CONVEYING SYSTEM FOR MOVING FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A conveying system that corrects spacing inconsistencies between food products on transport conveyors. Sensor elements are used to determine the position of food products on a first conveyor. Displacement members then move the food products to a slower second conveyor and different locations to correct the position between the food products. | 10-24-2013 |
20160132764 | Device and Apparatus for Determining an Occupancy Rate of Conveying Means - A device for determining an occupancy rate of a conveying means is provided. The device comprises an adjusting means for adjusting at least one detecting means such that the at least one detecting means detects, after detecting the freight conveyed by the conveying means, the conveying means without conveyed freight, or such that the at least one detecting means detects, after detecting the conveying means without conveyed freight, the freight conveyed by the conveying means, and a determining means for determining a current occupancy rate of the conveying means on the basis of the position of the at least one detecting means, which was adjusted by the adjusting means. | 05-12-2016 |