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US 9,850,076 B2Granted
System for conveying objects
AssigneeSacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
InventorDanilo Albonetti
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Abstract
A conveyor system to convey objects is described, in which a conveyor belt moves while having a controlled speed to advance the objects, arranged in a row one after the other at a distance one from the other, toward a first rotating disc that rotates at a controlled speed in an independent manner from the speed of the conveyor belt and that has, on a perimeter thereof, a plurality of first cavities arranged mutually spaced apart angularly to receive the objects from the conveyor belt, a second rotating disc being arranged to receive the objects from the first rotating disc.
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A conveyor system, comprising
- (a) a movable conveyor belt having a controlled speed to convey objects to a first area, said belt advancing the objects in a row one after another at a distance from each other;
- (b) a first rotating disc having a controlled speed rotating about a first rotational axis to pick up the objects from said first area and to convey the objects to a second area, said first disc containing a plurality evenly angularly spaced of first cavities on the perimeter thereof, said cavities being recessed in the radial direction to receive the objects;
- (c) a motor independently driving said conveyor belt and said first rotating disc with controlled speeds;
- (d) a sensor emitting a signal relative to the position of an object on said conveyor belt;
- (e) a control unit for controlling the speed of at least one of said conveyor belt and said first rotating disc in response to said signal so that the object reaches said first area simultaneously with the arrival of a corresponding first cavity of said first disc;
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- (f) a second rotating disc having a controlled speed about a second rotational axis to pick up the objects from said second area and to convey them to a third area.
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A conveyor system comprising:
- (a) a movable conveyor belt having a controlled speed to convey objects to a first area, said belt advancing the objects arranged in a row one after another at a distance from each other;
- (b) a first rotating disc having a controlled speed rotating about a first rotational axis to pick up the objects from said first area and to convey the objects to a second area, said first disc containing a plurality evenly angularly spaced of first cavities on the perimeter thereof, said cavities being recessed in the radial direction to receive the objects;
- (c) a motor independently driving said conveyor belt and said first rotating disc with controlled speeds;
- (d) a sensor emitting a signal relative to the position of an object on said conveyor belt;
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- (e) a control unit for controlling the speed of at least one of said conveyor belt and said first rotating disc in response to said signal so that the object reaches said first area simultaneously with the arrival of a corresponding first cavity of said first disc, said control unit comprising a device for detecting a position error of an object on said conveyor belt based on said signal, a device for comparing said position error to a preset reference value, and a device for rejecting the object based on said comparison before the object reaches said first area.
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A conveyor system comprising:
- (a) a movable conveyor belt having a controlled speed to convey objects to a first area, said belt advancing the objects arranged in a row one after another at a distance from each other,
- (b) a first rotating disc having a controlled speed rotating about a first rotational axis to pick up the objects from said first area and to convey the objects to a second area, said first disc containing a plurality evenly angularly spaced of first cavities on the perimeter thereof, said cavities being recessed in the radial direction to receive the objects, each first cavity being configured with a first end portion with a first inclination to enable the object to enter the first cavity and a second end portion with a second inclination to house the object in the first cavity during transport;
- (c) a motor independently driving said conveyor belt and said first rotating disc with controlled speeds;
- (d) a sensor emitting a signal relative to the position of an object on said conveyor belt;
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- (e) a control unit for controlling the speed of at least one of said conveyor belt and said first rotating disc in response to said signal so that the object reaches said first area simultaneously with the arrival of a corresponding first cavity of said first disc.
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A conveyor system comprising:
- (a) a movable conveyor belt having a controlled speed to convey objects to a first area, said belt advancing the objects arranged in a row one after another at a distance from each other;
- (b) a first rotating disc having a controlled speed rotating about a first rotational axis to pick up the objects from said first area and to convey the objects to a second area, said first disc containing a plurality evenly angularly spaced of first cavities on the perimeter thereof said cavities being recessed in the radial direction to receive the objects;
- (c) a motor independently driving said conveyor belt and said first rotating disc with controlled speeds;
- (d) a sensor emitting a signal relative to the position of an object on said conveyor belt;
- (e) a control unit for controlling the speed of at least one of said conveyor belt and said first rotating disc in response to said signal so that the object reaches said first area simultaneously with the arrival of a corresponding first cavity of said first disc;
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- (f) a first guide arranged to oppose a centrifugal force applied on the objects in at least one part of the path travelled by the objects conveyed from said first rotating disc, said first guide further comprising a suction device for said first cavities to hold the object in place by a depression.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.