System and method for simultaneously moving objects between multiple locations
AssigneeCreateMe Technologies LLC
InventorsLai Chyan Chow, David Matten, Nicholas Chope
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Abstract
Embodiments provide for a conveying system to move multiple articles from one location to another. The conveying system may use a transport device to grasp each article from an initial location, rotate the articles away from the initial locations, move the articles linearly, and rotate the articles to destination locations. Rather than moving each article one-by-one, in the embodiments described herein, the conveying system can move multiple articles simultaneously to various locations where each location may contain a different process to perform on the article. Moving multiple articles simultaneously shortens the time required to process the articles.
Claims13
A conveying system, comprising:
- a plurality of linear actuators;
- a plurality of carriers, wherein each carrier of the plurality of carriers is attached to a linear actuator of the plurality of linear actuators;
- a rotary actuator configured to rotate the plurality of carriers about a shared axis of rotation;
- a support structure, wherein the support structure comprises a plurality of processing spaces and a plurality of transition spaces;
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- a plurality of processing modules, wherein:
- each processing space of the plurality of processing spaces comprises a processing module of the plurality of processing modules;
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- the conveying system is configured to move a plurality of articles from a plurality of initial modules of the plurality of processing modules to a plurality of destination modules of the plurality of processing modules.
A conveying system, comprising:
- a plurality of linear actuators attached a shaft;
- a plurality of carriers attached to the shaft and respective ones of the plurality of linear actuators;
- a rotary actuator configured to rotate the shaft along with the plurality of carriers;
- a support structure, wherein the support structure comprises a plurality of processing spaces and a plurality of transition spaces;
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- a plurality of processing modules, wherein:
- each processing space of the plurality of processing spaces comprises a processing module of the plurality of processing modules;
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- the conveying system is configured to move a plurality of articles from a plurality of initial modules of the plurality of processing modules to a plurality of destination modules of the plurality of processing modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.