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US 4,726,462 AGranted
Coding device for conveying systems
AssigneeDurkoppwerke GmbH
InventorsErwin Grube, Gerhard Schilling
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Abstract
A coding device for conveying systems comprises code carriers in connection with individual conveying units (30,32) of the conveying system and at least one reading device (48) which is arranged at the conveying track of the conveying system. The code carriers are constructed as rotatable discs (30), and a driving device (50) for rotating the discs during the reading process is provided in connection with the reading device (48).
Claims9
A conveying system comprising:
- (a) a plurality of movable conveyor carriers, each one of said plurality of movable conveyor carriers comprising at least one rotatable disk;
- (b) code markings located on the rotatable disks associated with at least some of said plurality of movable conveyor carriers;
- (c) at least one reading device capable of reading said code markings on said rotatable disks as said rotatable disks are rotated;
- (d) first means for bringing said plurality of movable conveyor carriers into propinquity with said at least one reading device;
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- (e) second means for rotating said at least one rotatable disk on each one of said plurality of movable conveyor carriers while said each one of said plurality of movable conveyor carriers is located in propinquity to said at least one reading device.
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