785 results about "Conveyor system" patented technology

A material removal system includes a collection conduit having a distal end that is positionable adjacent particulate material. A primary particle separator system connected to the collection conduit separates quantities of particulate material entrained in an air stream. A secondary particle separator system connected to an outlet of the primary particle separator system separates additional quantities of particulate material entrained in an air stream exiting the primary particle separator system. An air pump connected to an outlet of the secondary particle separator system creates an airflow through the collection conduit and the primary and secondary particle separator systems. A conveyor system operatively associated with material discharge ports of the primary and secondary particle separator systems collects separated particulate material from the material discharge ports of the primary and secondary particle separator systems and transports the separated particulate material to a material discharge end of the conveyor system.

The present invention relates to the technical field of compression molding production lines, and in particular relates to an automatic SMC-sheet compression molding production line, and an automatic material conveying method therefor. The automatic SMC-sheet compression molding production line sequentially comprises an infeed conveyor system, a molding machine and an outfeed conveyor system, wherein the infeed conveyor system comprises a peeling and clamping mechanism, a feeding and cutting mechanism, a first lifting platform, a rotary transfer table, a second lifting platform and a mobile feeding trolley, which are sequentially arranged, and the outfeed conveyor system comprises a gripping mechanism, a conveying platform and a transition platform, which unload and output compression-molded products. By means of the automatic SMC-sheet compression molding production line and the automatic material conveying method therefor in the present invention, an automatic production process for SMC sheets, which involves unfolding, peeling, flattening, cutting, quantitative weighing, feeding and outputting, can be realized, thereby improving the production efficiency, and reducing the labor intensity.

The present invention discloses automated soft capsule production equipment and a speed regulation method, relating to the field of food and pharmaceutical equipment manufacturing, and is designed to achieve automated soft capsule production. The automated soft capsule production equipment includes an electronic control system, a liquid infusion system, a gelatin strip conveyor system, and a soft capsule pressing and molding system. The electronic control system is connected to the liquid infusion system, the gelatin strip conveyor system, and the soft capsule pressing and molding system, respectively. The gelatin strip conveyor system includes a thickness sensor for measuring the thickness of the conveyed gelatin strip and transmitting a measurement signal to the electronic control system. The gelatin strip conveyor system also includes an angle sensor assembly for measuring the tightness of the conveyed gelatin strip and transmitting a measurement signal to the electronic control system. The electronic control system receives and processes the measurement signal and transmits a control signal to a motor in the gelatin strip conveyor system to adjust the thickness or tightness of the gelatin strip. The liquid infusion system automatically closes and opens the infusion switch via the electronic control system, and the soft capsule pressing and molding system automatically controls the mold compression or release via the electronic control system.

Stop device (1) for a conveyor system (40) where objects (43) are conveyed on a conveyor (41), where the stop device (1) comprises a housing (2), an actuator element (3) having a stop surface (12), and an electric motor (4) operably connected to the actuator element (3) such that the electric motor (4) can control the position of the actuator element (3), where the stop device comprises a stop position (20) in which the stop device (1) will hold an object (43) in a fixed position by the stop surface (12), and a bypass position (22) in which the stop surface (12) is positioned outside of a contact plane (42; 96) of the object (43) such that the object (43) can pass the stop device (1), where the actuator element (3) is provided with a braking surface (13), where the stop device (1) comprises a braking position (21) in which the braking surface (13) is positioned in the contact plane (42; 96) such that the object (43) will bear against the braking surface (13) and such that the speed of an object (43) will slow down from a first speed to a standstill, and where the electric motor (4) can move the actuator element (3) between the stop position (20), the braking position (21) and the bypass position (22). The advantage of the invention is that a reliable and cost-effective stop device comprising a brake function for an object such as a product or a pallet conveyed in a conveyor system is provided. The application also includes a conveyor system comprising a stop device.

The invention discloses a suspension type conveyor system for packaging carton production, and particularly relates to the technical field of suspension type conveyors, the suspension type conveyor system comprises a guide rail which comprises inclined parts distributed at the two ends of a horizontal part; the load sliding frame is arranged on the guide rail in a sliding mode and conveyed through a chain, and at least two clamping jaws which move relatively are movably installed on the load sliding frame; hanging plates are symmetrically and fixedly mounted at the top of the lifting appliance, and a rail groove is formed between the two hanging plates. According to the suspension type conveyor system provided by the invention, when unloading and loading are carried out along the horizontal part and the inclined part on the guide rail through the load sliding frame, the two clamping jaws which move relatively are matched, and then when a lifting appliance hoisted on the load sliding frame carries out unloading, the two clamping jaws are separated from the clamping grooves to complete rapid unloading; and meanwhile, the two clamping jaws are embedded into the clamping grooves in the other lifting appliance again so that unloading and loading operation of the lifting appliances can be rapidly completed, and then the conveying and transferring efficiency of the packaging cartons is improved.

The utility model provides a commutation stator module and a magnetic drive conveying system. The commutation stator module comprises a pedestal; the stator body is fixed on the base; the commutation armature winding is arranged on the stator body, and the commutation armature winding comprises a first commutation winding extending along a first direction and a second commutation winding extending along a second direction; the limiting assembly is arranged on the base, the limiting assembly comprises a limiting piece and a driving piece, the driving piece drives the limiting piece to ascend and descend, so that the limiting piece is switched between a receding position and a guiding position, the rotor module enters and exits when the limiting piece is located at the receding position, and the rotor module enters and exits when the limiting piece is located at the guiding position. When the limiting piece is located at the guiding position, the rotor module is limited and guided; a receding space is formed between the stator body and the base, and the driving parts are arranged in the receding space. In this way, the conveying direction can be changed without occupying extra space, and the conveying efficiency is high.

A sorting conveyor system sorting parcels into volume-adjustable containers with movable floors and an associated method for adjusting the depth of the container's interior volume. The containers are mounted on carts and have movable floors that are raised and lowered to decrease and increase the depth of the container's interior volume below an upper rim as a function of the load of parcels in the container.

X-ray systems, including apparatus, methods, and medium-encoded computer program products, to obtain computed tomography scan data (e.g., for limited angle computed tomography) include: a stationary X-ray source; and at least one detector configured to obtain limited angle computed tomography scan data of an object, the limited angle computed tomography scan data including projections of the X-rays after interaction with the object having been moved through an angular range with respect to at least one straight line between the stationary X-ray source and the at least one detector, and a conveyor system moves the object in a product handling line, a component of the conveyor system rotates the object around an axis that is normal or oblique to a travel direction of the conveyor system, and the scan data includes the projections of the X-rays after the interaction with the object having been rotated through the angular range around the axis.

The invention provides a hanging conveying system which comprises a track, a workstation is arranged on the side portion of the track, a trolley with self-driving force is arranged on the track, the trolley walks on the track, and the trolley is used for hanging a carrier. The track comprises a plurality of sub-tracks, the work stations are arranged on the side portions of the sub-tracks, and the work stations and the corresponding sub-tracks form work station modules. A fork road is formed between the sub-rails of the work station module, a rail switching mechanism is arranged at the fork road, and the rail switching mechanism is rotatably arranged at the fork road and used for transferring the trolley on one sub-rail to the other sub-rail through rail transfer switching. The trolley has self-driving force, forks are formed between the sub-rails, the carrier can be rapidly conveyed from one work station module to another work station module, the situation that the carrier must be conveyed on a loop line like a traditional hanging conveying system is avoided, and the conveying efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses a disc conveyor belt system tracking method, and relates to the technical field of industrial automation control, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the real-time counting of the rotation of a disc through an incremental encoder, initializing the data of the encoder, and calculating the increment of the encoder after the rotation of a circle; establishing a robot user coordinate system taking the center of the disc as an original point, and determining the coordinate system and a rotation direction through a three-point method; four key point positions are selected on the outer edge of the disc and serve as an earliest initial synchronization point, a latest initial synchronization point, a synchronization end point and a working area end point respectively; an object trigger point is arranged, and a photoelectric sensor is arranged at the trigger point, so that real-time detection of the object entering a tracking area is realized; starting disc rotation and object putting, and after an object enters a tracking queue, calculating a real-time rotation angle of the object and a position of the object in a robot coordinate system according to encoder data and key point teaching information; when the object is in the preset angle interval, the state of the object is updated and a signal is output through the control system.

The invention provides a chicken slaughtering and processing device with a screening function and a processing method and device thereof, and relates to the technical field of food processing.The chicken slaughtering and processing device comprises a suspension conveying system, an online detection station, a central control unit and a cutting and sorting system.The online detection station integrates a sensor to collect multi-dimensional quality data of chicken carcasses bound with RFID tags; the central control unit carries out comprehensive quality rating based on the data and generates a three-dimensional space cutting path for each chicken carcass, and the cutting and sorting system carries out real-time path calibration and executes high-precision self-adaptive segmentation according to rating results and path instructions and by utilizing an integrated visual sensor, so that the cutting and sorting system is used for cutting the chicken carcasses. According to the method, the problems of disjunction of quality detection and segmentation processing, single grading dimension and rigidity of automatic cutting in the prior art are solved, intelligent and refined processing of one chicken with one strategy is realized, and the product yield, the quality sorting precision and the additional value are remarkably improved.

A gearless conveyor drive for driving a conveyor belt of a conveyor system is described. The gearless conveyor drive includes a rotor assembly comprising a substantially tubular barrel (4) having a radially outer surface (4a) adapted to contact the conveyor belt, and a rotor core (8) mechanically mounted to a radially inner surface (4b) of the barrel (4). A plurality of axially-extending passages (18) is provided between the radially inner surface (4b) of the barrel (4) and a radially outer surface (8b) of the rotor core (8) and adapted to receive cooling air for cooling the rotor assembly (2).

A harvester for removing cannabis flower from stalks includes a blade follower iris that adjusts the size of the flower-stripping opening to correspond to the diameter of the stalk. The size of the opening may be controlled by centrifugal and spring forces that cause the iris to open and close. In addition, an improved stalk-pulling belt drive conveyor system utilizes two relatively floating, releasably coupled belt systems to pinch and pull the stalk through the blade follower iris.

The invention relates to the field of conveyor state monitoring, and discloses a conveyor running state monitoring system based on edge calculation, which is used for running state monitoring and fault early warning of an industrial conveyor system. The conveyor operation state monitoring system based on edge calculation comprises a sensing module, a prediction module, an identification module, a decision module and an optimization module. The sensing module constructs a virtual sensing field by deploying a multi-physical-quantity sensor, and continuous field description of the running state of the conveyor is established; the prediction module performs multi-state parallel deduction based on a quantum superposition principle to generate a prediction result; the identification module uses a biological field resonance principle to realize abnormity identification and fault positioning; the decision module generates a control strategy according to the abnormity severity and the resource state; and the optimization module forms a closed-loop system by adjusting resources. Accurate monitoring, early warning and intelligent decision making of the running state of the conveyor are achieved, and the reliability and efficiency of equipment monitoring are improved.

Methods and systems are disclosed for grading user devices (e.g., mobile devices, smartphones, IoT devices, electronic devices, etc.). Image data associated with one or more portions of a user device may be determined as the user device traverses a conveyor system. The image data may be analyzed and a graphical depiction of regions of the user device where defects are present may be generated to rank, score, and / or grade the user device and / or portions of the user device.

An inventory handling station assembly for a storage and retrieval system is disclosed. A grid framework structure includes a plurality of upright columns for one or more containers to be stacked, the plurality of upright columns being interconnected at their top ends by grid members which support first and second sets of tracks for a load handling device to move containers on the grid framework structure. A supply zone includes at least one vertical chute. A buffer zone vertically accumulates containers and includes at least one bin lift device. An access station is intermediate of the supply zone. A conveyor system conveys containers 10 from the supply zone to the buffer zone via the access station.

A method for operating a conveyor system, in which assembly line trays, which each serve to hold a component, can be conveyed (moved) along a conveyor line by stationary conveyor elements, said method comprising: recording a respective conveying moment for the respective conveyor while conveying the respective assembly line trays; recording at least one respective parameter value by a sensor device for the respective conveyor element at the respective conveying moment; forming a respective data telegram for the respective conveyor element at the respective conveying moment by a respective control device of the respective conveyor element: compiling the data telegrams into a dataset by a central electronic computing device; evaluating the dataset by an anomaly model; if the evaluation reveals that an anomaly of at least one of the parameter values is above a threshold value, issuing a service instruction.

Various embodiments are directed to a guard apparatus for a conveyor system. The conveyor system comprises a plurality of rollers rotatably disposed between a pair of side frames of the conveyor system. The guard apparatus comprises a top cover and a first flange. The top cover is disposed in a first gap formed between a first roller and a second roller of the plurality of rollers. The first flange extends from a first end of the top cover into a second gap formed between a first end face of the first roller, a second end face of the second roller and a corresponding side frame of the conveyor system.

The invention discloses a material grabbing machine with continuous transportation capacity, relates to the field of engineering machinery, and is suitable for bulk material loading and unloading scenes such as ports and mine fields. Aiming at the problems of low efficiency, easiness in structure damage, poor adaptability in narrow places and the like in the process of'grabbing-rotating-discharging 'of a traditional material grabbing machine, the material grabbing machine comprises a material grabbing machine main body, a shell hopper, a hopper system fixed on a base and an inclined belt conveyor system, a hopper inclination angle control system is additionally arranged, and the operation process is optimized to be'grabbing-discharging'; during operation, the shell hopper grabs bulk materials and then moves to the position above the hopper system for discharging, the angle of the hopper is adjusted through the inclination angle control system, the bulk materials are guided to the conveyor system and directionally conveyed to a transport tool, and a machine body does not need to rotate. The operation efficiency is improved, the structural stress of equipment is reduced, the service life is prolonged, the device is suitable for narrow sites, and secondary transfer is not needed.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a carcass movement-preventing conveyor system comprising: a conveyor module which has a plurality of belt parts, for guiding carcass transfer, connected; a frame module which has a plurality of frame parts, for guiding the movement of the conveyor module, connected; and a power unit which is installed in the frame module and provides power for operating the conveyor module, wherein a plurality of pressing protrusions for pressingly supporting a carcass are provided on the outer surface of the belt parts.

The invention provides a magnetic drive conveying system. The magnetic drive conveying system comprises a conveying track, a rotor device, a wireless power supply mechanism and a wireless power obtaining mechanism. The conveying track comprises a stator magnet; the rotor device comprises a rotor base, a rotor magnet and a reversing mechanism, the rotor magnet and the reversing mechanism are arranged on the rotor base, the rotor magnet is magnetically coupled with the stator magnet so as to generate driving force used for driving the rotor base to move along the conveying track, and the reversing mechanism is used for driving the rotor base to change the moving direction of the rotor base on the conveying track; the wireless power supply mechanism is connected to the conveying track; the wireless electricity obtaining mechanism is connected to the rotor base and electrically connected with the reversing mechanism. When the rotor base moves on the conveying track, the wireless power obtaining mechanism is magnetically coupled with the wireless power supply mechanism, so that electric energy is obtained through the wireless power supply mechanism, and power is supplied to the reversing mechanism. Therefore, the problem of supplying power to the reversing mechanism is solved, the continuity of electric energy acquisition is ensured, and the normal operation of the reversing mechanism is prevented from being influenced by power supply interruption.

The present application discloses a direction-switching stator module, a magnetic drive conveyor line, and a magnetic drive conveyor system. The direction-switching stator module comprises a direction-switching stator body, a direction-switching armature winding, first guide assemblies, and second guide assemblies; first guide members each comprise a first support and a plurality of first rollers; first driving members are used for driving the first supports to lift / lower; the first rollers can rotate about a first axis; the first rollers are configured to be in contact with a mover module, so as to guide the mover module to move in a first direction; second guide members each comprise a second support and a plurality of second rollers; second driving members are used for driving the second supports to lift / lower; the second rollers can rotate about a second axis; and the second rollers are configured to be in contact with the mover module, so as to guide the mover module to move in a second direction. The direction-switching stator module of the present application can implement rapid direction switching and rapid moving of the mover module, thereby improving the conveying efficiency of a magnetic drive conveyor system.

A conveyor system for transporting luggage or goods. The conveyor system includes: an extension conveyor disposed above the first carrier medium of the main conveyor; and a ramp for lifting the carrying medium upward to facilitate the luggage or cargo from the main conveyor to the extension conveyor.

A dispenser for sheet materials is disclosed that has a unique opening feature. The dispenser includes a housing that encloses a tray for containing one or more sheet materials. The dispenser further includes a tab member that is attached to an internal conveyor system. When the conveyor system is pulled out, the tray member exits the housing for enabling a user to have access to the sheet materials for dispensing.

Moveable robotic arm of robotic apparatus grasps and moves objects and a conveyor system. The conveyor system comprises a first conveyor mechanism, a second conveyor mechanism coupled to the first conveyor mechanism, a lifting mechanism coupled to the first and second conveyor mechanism, and a third conveyor mechanism coupled to the second conveyor mechanism. The lifting mechanism is moveable between a plurality of heights. Also, the robotic arm, lifting mechanism, and conveyor system can move together.

In one aspect, an elongated lighting module includes plural colors of LEDs that flash in a cyclical sequence to provide multi-spectral illumination. Several such modules can be arranged end-to-end to span a conveyor system that transports a stream of plastic waste items in a recycling center, enabling capture of differently-illuminated image frames depicting the items. Each module may include N LEDs of a first color (e.g., red) and M LEDs of a second color (e.g., blue), where N and M are different. Drive circuitry can be simplified by configuring the LEDs in strings of common colors, but with different counts. Electrical noise due to switching transients can be reduced by operating the LEDs at a low current when not being flashed. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

An automated retail store system for providing automated storage of multiple items and scheduled handling of a customer order for said items at a single retail site, including: a store control system adapted to operate under the control of control signals generated based on order information for an order by a customer, said order information including information representing one or more items and a pickup time; a plurality of storage channels for storing different respective items; a retrieval system adapted to operate under the control of said store control system to: retrieve a plurality of said items in said order information from said channels, and place a plurality of said retrieved items into a delivery container; a conveyor system adapted to operate under the control of said store control system to: move said delivery container to either a storage rack or a locker compartment based on said pickup time, and move said delivery container from said storage rack to an available said locker compartment based on said pickup time; and a verification system adapted to operate under the control of said store control system to: verify an identity of said customer or a unique identifier for said order, and allow said customer to access said items in said locker compartment only when said identity or said identifier has been successfully verified.

A differential pulse conveyor system includes detectable markers arranged in series on moving parts of the conveyor system. A stationary sensor positioned near the marker generates a signal to place the marker near the sensor when the moving part is within a first range of motion, and the sensor does not generate a signal when the moving part is outside the first range of motion. The sensor signal causes a current regulating device to adjust the current from a current source to operate a motor to power a conveyor tray to move at a first acceleration rate in a first mode, and the signal activation causes the current regulating device to operate the motor to power the conveyor tray to move at a second acceleration rate in a second mode. The markers can be positioned to optimize the timing of the current mode.

The embodiment of the invention provides an automatic assembling production line for wheel speed sensor terminals, and relates to the field of wheel speed sensor terminal assembling. A wheel speed sensor terminal automatic assembling production line comprises an assembling table and a flexible conveying chain extending along the assembling table, multiple sets of second material clamps are installed on the flexible conveying chain at intervals and used for clamping and conveying cables, and a discharging unit is arranged at one end of the assembling table and used for containing the cables to be machined. One end of the cable is output by the discharging unit, then is sequentially clamped by the second material clamps, is conveyed to a subsequent station along the flexible conveying chain, and sequentially passes through the first peeling unit and the second peeling unit which are arranged on the assembly table to perform peeling treatment on the two ends of the cable. By integrating an automatic process and a flexible conveying system, efficient and accurate continuous production of the wheel speed sensor terminal is achieved, the product quality and the production efficiency are remarkably improved, the labor cost and the defective rate are reduced, and good application prospects and economic benefits are achieved.

The invention relates a method for dynamically optimizing performance of a people conveyor system (100). The method comprising: obtaining (310) usage related data of a building (110); determining (320) a usage pattern of the building (110) and people conveyor parameters being optimal for the determined usage pattern based on the obtained usage related data by applying at least one artificial intelligence (AI) model (426); providing (330) the determined optimized people conveyor parameters to a user terminal device (210); and generating (340) an instruction to the people conveyor system (100) to update the people conveyor parameters of the people conveyor system (100) to dynamically optimize the performance of the people conveyor system (100), or in response to receiving (350) from the user terminal device (210) an approval response, generating (340) the instruction to the people conveyor system (100) to update the people conveyor parameters of the people conveyor system (100). The invention relates also to a computing system (220), a computer program (425), a computer-readable medium, and a performance optimization system (200) for dynamically optimizing performance of a people conveyor system (100).