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US 6,669,012 B1Granted
Conveyor device
AssigneeTechnowave, Ltd.
InventorsTakashi Yoshida, Yuichi Komazawa
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AssigneeTechnowave, Ltd.
InventorsTakashi Yoshida, Yuichi Komazawa
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A conveyor device capable of moving a package also in a main direction orthogonal to a direction of conveyance, and thereby making it possible to change and maintain a package in any posture. The conveyor device 30 of the present invention is formed by coupling a plurality of conveyor sub-units 1 in an endless manner while each sub-unit 1 by itself has a function as a belt conveyor and the drive direction of the belt of the conveyor sub-unit 1 is in a direction orthogonal to the main direction of conveyance of the conveyor device 30. Some or all of the conveyor sub-units 1 constituting the conveyor device 30 can be made to operate in cooperation with each other by combining the conveyor device 30 with a control instruction device. The conveyor sub-unit 1 comprises a belt, a drive, means for the belt, a communication means for communicating with a control instruction device and other conveyor sub-units, a detecting means for detecting the position of a package on the belt, and control means for driving the belt forward or in reverse by using information from each of said means.
A conveyor device comprising a main conveyor portion formed by linking together a plurality of conveyor sub-units, and a driving means for driving the main conveyor portion, wherein each of the conveyor sub-units comprises a secondary conveyor portion, a drive means for secondary conveyor portion for driving the secondary conveyor portion forward and in reverse, and means for communicating with a control instruction device, wherein a conveying direction of each of the secondary conveyor portion is orthogonal to a conveying direction of the main conveyor portion, and wherein some or all of the conveyor sub-units each comprises a detection means for detecting a position of a package on its own secondary conveyor portion.
A conveyor device comprising a main conveyor portion formed by linking together a plurality of conveyor sub-units, and a drive means for driving the main conveyor portion, wherein each of the conveyor sub-units comprises a secondary conveyor portion, a drive means for secondary conveyor portion for driving the secondary conveyor portion forward and in reverse, and a means for performing inter-units communication with other conveyor sub-units, wherein at least one of the conveyor sub-units comprises a means for communicating with a control instruction device, wherein a conveying direction of each of the secondary conveyor portion is in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the main conveyor portion, and wherein some or all of the conveyor sub-units each comprises a detection means for detecting a position of a package on its own secondary conveyor portion.
A conveyor system comprising a control instruction device and a conveyor device, wherein the conveyor device comprises a main conveyor portion formed by a plurality of conveyor sub-units being coupled and a drive means for the main conveyor portion, wherein the each conveyor sub-unit comprises a secondary conveyor portion, a drive means for driving the secondary conveyor portion forward and in reverse, a means for inter-units communication with other conveyor sub-units, a detection means for detecting a position of a package on its own secondary conveyor portion, and a control means for the drive means for the secondary conveyor portion, wherein at least one of the conveyor sub-units comprises a means for communicating with a control instruction device, wherein a conveying direction of the each secondary conveyor portion is in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the main conveyor portion, and wherein when a package is mounted on the main conveyor portion, the conveyor sub-units belonging to a portion where the package is mounted cooperatively operate where each:
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