Apparatus for conveying products
AssigneeWeber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
InventorJens Schröder
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for the single-track or multi-track conveying of objects along a conveying path extending in a conveying direction, wherein the conveying path for at least one track comprises at least one conveying device that takes over objects at the input side from a functional unit connected upstream and that transfers objects at the output side to a functional unit connected downstream; and wherein the conveying device as a whole and/or in an output-side end region is adjustable transversely to the conveying direction by means of an adjustment device such that the transverse position of objects to be transferred is changed within the respective track.
Claims42
An apparatus for the single-track or multi-track conveying of objects along a conveying path extending in a conveying direction, wherein the conveying path for at least one track comprises at least one conveying device, the conveying device taking over objects at an input side from a functional unit connected upstream and the conveying device transferring objects at an output side to a functional unit connected downstream;
- and wherein the conveying device as a whole and/or in an output-side end region is adjustable transversely to the conveying direction by means of an adjustment device such that a transverse position of objects to be transferred is changed within the respective track, wherein the adjustment device comprises a servomotor for adjusting the conveying device that is coupled to the conveying device, wherein the servomotor is movable together with the conveying device in the transverse direction.
An apparatus for the single-track or multi-track conveying of objects along a conveying path extending in a conveying direction, wherein the conveying path for at least one track comprises at least one conveying device, the conveying device taking over objects at an input side from a functional unit connected upstream and the conveying device transferring objects at an output side to a functional unit connected downstream;
- wherein the conveying device as a whole and/or in an output-side end region is adjustable transversely to the conveying direction by means of an adjustment device such that a transverse position of objects to be transferred is changed within the respective track, wherein the adjustment device comprises a servomotor for adjusting the conveying device that is coupled to the conveying device;
- and wherein a rack and pinion gear that can be acted on by means of the servomotor is connected between the servomotor and the conveying device.
An apparatus for the single-track or multi-track conveying of objects along a conveying path extending in a conveying direction, wherein the conveying path for at least one track comprises at least one conveying device, the conveying device taking over objects at an input side from a functional unit connected upstream and the conveying device transferring objects at an output side to a functional unit connected downstream;
- wherein the conveying device as a whole and/or in an output-side end region is adjustable transversely to the conveying direction by means of an adjustment device such that a transverse position of objects to be transferred is changed within the respective track;
- and wherein a controlling device is provided that is configured to detect the transverse position of objects on the conveying device and/or on a functional unit connected upstream of the conveying device and/or on a functional unit connected downstream of the conveying device.
A device for handling objects along a work path, the device comprising an apparatus for the single-track or multi-track conveying of objects along a conveying path extending in a conveying direction, wherein the conveying path for at least one track comprises at least one conveying device, the conveying device taking over objects at an input side from a functional unit connected upstream and the conveying device transferring objects at an output side to a functional unit connected downstream;
- and wherein the conveying device as a whole and/or in an output-side end region is adjustable transversely to the conveying direction by means of an adjustment device such that a transverse position of objects to be transferred is changed within the respective track, with the conveying path comprising the at least one conveying device and forming a part of the work path;
- a controlling device that is configured to detect the transverse position of objects on the conveying device or on a functional unit connected upstream or connected downstream of the conveying device;
- and a control device that is configured to adjust the conveying device in the transverse direction in the case of a deviation of the detected transverse position from a desired transverse position in order to correct the transverse position of objects to be transferred within the respective track.
A method of handling objects along a work path using one of an apparatus and a device, the apparatus being for the single-track or multi-track conveying of objects along a conveying path extending in a conveying direction, wherein the conveying path for at least one track comprises at least one conveying device, the conveying device taking over objects at an input side from a functional unit connected upstream and the conveying device transferring objects at an output side to a functional unit connected downstream;
- and wherein the conveying device as a whole and/or in an output-side end region is adjustable transversely to the conveying direction by means of an adjustment device such that a transverse position of objects to be transferred is changed within the respective track, the device being for handling objects along a work path, the device comprising an apparatus for the single-track or multi-track conveying of objects along a conveying path extending in a conveying direction, wherein the conveying path for at least one track comprises at least one conveying device, the conveying device taking over objects at an input side from a functional unit connected upstream and the conveying device transferring objects at an output side to a functional unit connected downstream;
- and wherein the conveying device as a whole and/or in an output-side end region is adjustable transversely to the conveying direction by means of an adjustment device such that a transverse position of objects to be transferred is changed within the respective track, with the conveying path comprising the at least one conveying device and forming a part of the work path;
- a controlling device that is configured to detect the transverse position of objects on the conveying device or on a functional unit connected upstream or connected downstream of the conveying device;
- and a control device that is configured to adjust the conveying device in the transverse direction in the case of a deviation of the detected transverse position from a desired transverse position in order to correct the transverse position of objects to be transferred within the respective track, in which method the transverse position of objects on the conveying device and/or on a functional unit connected upstream of the conveying device and/or connected downstream of the conveying device is detected;
- and the conveying device is adjusted in the transverse direction in the case of a deviation of the detected transverse position from a predefined or predefinable desired transverse position in order to correct the transverse position of the objects to be transferred within the respective track.
A method of adjusting at least one conveying device transversely to a conveying direction using one or more adjustment devices, the conveying device conveying objects along a single-track or multi-track conveying path extending in the conveying direction, wherein the adjustment device comprises a guide extending in the transverse direction and at least one element, the at least one element being associated with the conveying device, the at least one element being movable in a controlled manner along the guide in the transverse direction by means of a control device, and the at least one element being coupled to the conveying device;
- and the method comprising the step of changing a transverse position of the objects to be transferred by moving the at least one element along the guide, wherein the conveying device is adjusted to correct the transverse position of the objects to be transferred within the respective track, or, to move into a parking position in order to change the number of tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.