Adaptive roller conveyor
AssigneeDeutsche Post AG
InventorsBernd Hartmann, Oliver Prinz, Stephan Kolb
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Abstract
An adaptive roller conveyor for conveying objects, comprises a plurality of rollers and a control device, wherein the control device is connected with a sensor for detecting at least one parameter of an object, wherein at least one roller is connected with an adjustable brake device, wherein the brake device is connected with the control device, and wherein the control device is configured to control the brake device in dependence on the detected parameter to change the braking effect of the roller.
Claims23
An adaptive roller conveyor for conveying objects, comprising:
- a plurality of rollers;
- and
- a control device,
- wherein the control device is connected with at least one sensor for detecting at least one parameter of an object, wherein the at least one parameter comprises a weight of the object,
- wherein at least one roller of the plurality of rollers is connected with an adjustable brake device, wherein the adjustable brake device is connected with the control device, and wherein the control device is configured to control the adjustable brake device in dependence on the detected at least one parameter to change a braking effect of the roller, and
- wherein the at least one sensor for detecting the weight is arranged immediately at an inlet of the adaptive roller conveyor.
An adaptive roller conveyor for conveying objects, comprising:
- a plurality of rollers;
- and
- a control device,
- wherein the control device is connected with at least one sensor for detecting at least one parameter of an object wherein the at least one parameter comprises a weight of the object,
- wherein at least one roller of the plurality of rollers is connected with an adjustable brake device, wherein the adjustable brake device is connected with the control device, and wherein the control device is configured to control the adjustable brake device in dependence on the detected at least one parameter to change a braking effect of the roller, and
- wherein the at least one sensor for detecting the weight is arranged in a roller.
An adaptive roller conveyor for conveying objects, comprising:
- a plurality of rollers;
- and
- a control device,
- wherein the control device is connected with at least one sensor for detecting at least one parameter of an object wherein the at least one parameter comprises a weight of the object,
- wherein at least one roller of the plurality of rollers is connected with an adjustable brake device, wherein the adjustable brake device is connected with the control device, and wherein the control device is configured to control the adjustable brake device in dependence on the detected at least one parameter to change a braking effect of the roller, and
- wherein the at least one sensor is arranged to detect the weight upon discharge of the object, wherein the control device is configured to store the weight, and wherein the control device controls the adjustable brake device when the object reaches the adaptive roller conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.