Conveyor system
AssigneeKromek Limited
InventorsAndrew Keith Powell, John Atkins
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Abstract
A conveyor system for use with a scanning apparatus for scanning of contained materials such as liquids within containers such as bottles. The system includes a transverse conveyor having a conveyor surface, a plurality of container support modules each adapted to seat on the conveyor surface. Each container support module includes a lower surface that sits upon the conveyor surface of the conveyor and upper part in which a container-receiving recessed portion is defined.
Claims41
A conveyor system for use with a scanning apparatus for scanning of contained materials within containers, comprising:
- a transverse conveyor having a conveyor surface;
- a plurality of container support modules each adapted to seat on the conveyor surface;
- wherein each container support module comprises a lower surface that sits upon the conveyor surface of the conveyor and upper part in which a container-receiving recessed portion is defined;
- and
- wherein the container support module is a gas-filled envelope comprising a plurality of separately closed cellular volumes in a cellular arrangement that is symmetrical about an axis of the container support module and tends to orient a received container along a preferred single direction.
A method of conveying contained materials in containers through a scanner comprising the steps of:
- providing a transverse conveyor having a conveyor surface;
- providing a plurality of container support modules each adapted to seat on the transverse conveyor surface, wherein each container support module comprises a lower surface that sits upon the conveyor surface of the conveyor and upper part in which a container-receiving recessed portion is defined;
- disposing at least one container support module on the conveyor surface;
- placing at least one container on a container support module;
- translating the transverse conveyor to cause the at least one container and container support module to move to and through a scanner;
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- wherein the container support module is a gas-filled envelope comprising a plurality of separately closed cellular volumes in a cellular arrangement that is symmetrical about an axis of the container support module and tends to orient a received container along a preferred single direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.