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US 7,097,029 B2Granted
Parcel goods aligning device
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorGerd Halang
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AssigneeKrones AG
InventorGerd Halang
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A device for aligning parcel goods, in particular bottle crates, boxes, trays or the like during conveyance, and having a conveyor device with a roller conveyor belt having two-part freely rotatable rollers, whereby the conveyance takes place in a plane of conveyance and the alignment takes place in an alignment area situated at least partially in the plane of transport, with a plurality of manipulation units that can be operated in a controlled manner and are situated above and/or below the roller chains in the alignment area. The manipulation units are able to alter the speed and/or the direction of rotation of the rollers for rotation of a parcel about an axis perpendicular to the plane of transport, with at least one preferably optical recognition device which detects the aligned position of the parcel and a control device which controls the process of alignment of the parcel.
Device for aligning parcel goods (1) being conveyed, comprising a conveyor device consisting of a roller conveyor belt having two-part freely rotating rollers (2, 2′) adapted to convey the articles in a plane of transport (T) and with alignment accomplished in an alignment area (A) which is located at least partially in the plane of transport (T), a plurality of manipulation units (3, 3′) operated in a controlled manner being situated one of above and beneath the rollers (2, 2′), the manipulation units adapted to vary one of the speed and direction of rotation of the rollers (2, 2′) for rotating a parcel (1) about an axis perpendicular to the plane of transport (T), at least one recognition device adapted to detect the aligned position of the parcel goods (1), and a control unit (7) adapted to the alignment process of the parcel goods (1), wherein the alignment area (A) each roller (2, 2′) of the roller conveyor belt is assigned its own manipulation unit (3, 3′).
Device for aligning parcel goods (1) being conveyed, comprising a conveyor device consisting of a roller conveyor belt having two-part freely rotating rollers (2, 2′) adapted to convey the articles in a plane of transport (T) and with alignment accomplished in an alignment area (A) which is located at least partially in the plane of transport (T), a plurality of manipulation units (3, 3′) operated in a controlled manner being situated one of above and beneath the rollers (2, 2′), the manipulation units adapted to vary one of the speed and direction of rotation of the rollers (2, 2′) for rotating a parcel (1) about an axis perpendicular to the plane of transport (T), at least one recognition device adapted to detect the aligned position of the parcel goods (1), and a control unit (7) adapted to the alignment process of the parcel goods (1), wherein the manipulation units (3, 3′)is arranged so that it can move the conveyor device one of in and opposite the direction of the conveyance (F).
Device, for aligning parcel goods (1) being conveyed, comprising a conveyor device consisting of a roller conveyor belt having two-part freely rotating rollers (2, 2′) adapted to convey the articles in a plane of transport (T) and with alignment accomplished in an alignment area (A) which is located at least partially in the plane of transport (T), a plurality of manipulation units (3, 3′) operated in a controlled manner being situated one of above and beneath the rollers (2, 2′), the manipulation units adapted to vary one of the speed and direction of rotation of the rollers (2, 2′) for rotating a parcel (1) about an axis perpendicular to the plane of transport (T), at least one recognition device adapted to detect the aligned position of the parcel goods (1), and a control unit (7) adapted to the alignment process of the parcel goods (1), wherein the manipulation units (3, 3′) are spaced relative to an adjacent manipulation unit (3, 3′) such the parcel goods (1) overlaps a midpoint of a contact surface of the manipulation unit (3, 3′) and a midpoint of the contact surface of another adjacent manipulation unit (3, 3′). direction of conveyance (F).
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