503 results about "Conveyor system" patented technology

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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).

The invention belongs to the technical field of engine oil pump cover production, and particularly relates to a suspension conveying system and method for engine oil pump cover surface treatment. The system comprises a suspension clamping assembly, an annular guide rail pair, a first feeding assembly, a second feeding assembly, a protection part mounting assembly, a sealing convex edge leveling assembly and a preservative liquid spraying assembly; a driving pump shaft protection part and a driven pump shaft protection part can be preassembled on a pump cover component before spraying, a sealing convex edge can be subjected to pre-shaping treatment, and a product is reliably clamped in the suspension conveying process to prevent shaking; the sealing convex edge is additionally arranged on the pump cover component, so that the sealing performance of the oil pump can be improved; the detachable driving pump shaft protection part and the detachable driven pump shaft protection part are additionally arranged on the open protruding pipe and the closed protruding pipe of the pump cover component respectively, the pump cover component is replaced with the driving pump shaft protection part and the driven pump shaft protection part to bear abrasion, and the sealing performance of the automobile engine oil pump is guaranteed by replacing the driving pump shaft protection part and the driven pump shaft protection part regularly.

The utility model relates to a shielding assembly, an air floating type conveying piece and an air floating type conveying system. The shielding assembly is used for the air floating type conveying piece. The shielding assembly comprises a shielding component; the first connecting device is connected with the first end of the shielding component; the second connecting device is connected with a second end, opposite to the first end, of the shielding component. The first connecting device and the second connecting device are suitable for being mounted to the air floating type conveying piece respectively, so that the shielding component shields a part of the air blowing surface of the air floating type conveying piece. The air floating type conveying piece is provided with a shielding assembly. The air floating type conveying system comprises one or more air floating type conveying pieces. According to the shielding assembly, the air floating type conveying piece and the air floating type conveying system, the air blowing face can blow the pressurized air towards the conveyed web in a concentrated mode, an air cushion is reliably formed between the air blowing face and the web, and therefore non-contact conveying is achieved in an energy-saving mode.

A sprocket is provided for a carrier link chain system which has a chain and a carrier link. The sprocket contains a unitary body which has three shaped sections including a central shaped section and two outer shaped sections sandwiching the central shaped section. The central shaped section has teeth for moving the chain of the carrier link chain. The two outer shaped sections have protrusions extending from a circumference and defines a path through which sides of the carrier link traverse and preventing a side-to-side movement of the carrier link and the chain links. The sprocket prevents jamming issues currently seen when a carrier link twists and causes the chain to jump off of the sprocket or the carrier link gets jammed against other portions of the conveyor system.

The invention discloses a stator conveying line, and the stator conveying line comprises a first track which comprises a first vacant section; the second track comprises a second vacant section, and the first vacant section and the second vacant section are arranged side by side; the first movable guide rail is movably connected to the first track; the second movable guide rail is movably connected to the first rail; when the first movable guide rail is movably located in the first vacancy section, the first movable guide rail is matched with the first rail to drive the mover to continuously move in the first rail and the extending direction of the first movable guide rail, and at the moment, the second movable guide rail is completely located outside the first vacancy section. When the second movable guide rail movably bridges the first vacant section and the second vacant section, the second movable guide rail is matched with the first rail and the second rail to drive the mover to move from the first rail to the second rail through the second movable guide rail, and at the moment, the first movable guide rail is completely located outside the first vacant section and the second vacant section. According to the technical scheme, reversing conveying of the rotor can be achieved.

The present invention relates to a conveyor belt system (1) with an endless closed conveyor belt and with a drive drum and a deflection drum around which the conveyor belt is endlessly closed, wherein the drive drum is designed to drive the conveyor belt in a conveying direction, furthermore with a plurality of rollers (11) which are arranged to support the conveyor belt from below by rolling.The conveyor system (1) is characterized in that at least one roller (11), preferably several rollers (11), particularly preferably all rollers (11), has at least one passive temperature measurement label (12), which is arranged on a roller support (10a) of a frame (10) of the conveyor system (1) where the roller (11) is rotatably mounted, wherein the passive temperature measurement label (12) is designed to be supplied and activated by means of a reading device (12), preferably wirelessly, to detect its temperature and to transmit it to the reading device (12), preferably wirelessly.

A safety system (12) for an exit module (10) of a converting machine (4), the converting machine for processing of sheet material, the exit module for outlet of a stack (8) of processed sheet material and comprising a conveyor system (16) for transmission of said stack of processed sheet material, the safety system comprising: a presence detection system (22) for detection of an intruding object into an adaptive safety zone (24).

A lubricant composition and a method of lubricating a conveyor system are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a lubricant composition includes a silicone oil and a surfactant. The ratio of the silicone oil to the surfactant is from about 1 to about 48. The lubricant composition has a water content of from 0 to about 15 weight percent based on the total weight of the lubricant composition.

Systems and methods for operating a vertical reciprocating conveyor are provided. The vertical reciprocating conveyor includes a platform configured to receive and support one or more tires. The vertical reciprocating conveyor also includes a vertical lift assembly configured to move the platform between a first floor and a second floor. The vertical reciprocating conveyor also includes a pusher assembly configured to move the one or more tires from the platform to a surface of the second floor.

Conveyor system comprising a conveyor chain with a plurality of connected chain links and a support structure arranged for supporting the conveyor chain. The conveyor chain is arranged as an endless conveyor chain structure configured for moving relative to the support structure in a transporting direction. The conveyor chain comprises a first detection element and a second detection element, where the first detection element and the second detection element are separated from each other along the conveyor chain. The conveyor system comprises a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit arranged in positions relative to the conveyor chain where simultaneously the first detection element is adjacent to the first sensor unit and the second detection element is adjacent to the second sensor unit. The first sensor unit is configured for detecting an initial passage of the first detection element at an initial time, and the second sensor unit is configured for detecting an initial passage of the second detection element at the initial time. The first sensor unit is configured for detecting a following passage of the first detection element at a detection time after the initial time, and the second sensor unit is configured for detecting a following passage of the second detection element at the detection time after the initial time. The conveyor system is configured for determining a first time offset between the initial passage of the first detection element and the initial passage of the second detection element, and determining a second time offset between the following passage of the first detection element and the following passage of the second detection element, where a difference between the first time offset and the second time offset is indicative of a deviating condition of the conveyor chain.

This utility model discloses a cold rolling production equipment for single alloy plates in the field of alloy processing equipment. It includes a frame with a roller conveyor system, and a cold rolling mill and a feeding device on either side of the roller conveyor system. It also includes a control system for controlling the orderly operation of the roller conveyor system, the cold rolling mill, and the feeding device. The rolling mill includes a frame with a first lifting structure and a second lifting structure positioned correspondingly on its upper and lower sides. The lifting end of the first lifting structure has a first working roll structure, and the lifting end of the second lifting structure has a second working roll structure. A rolling gap is formed between the first and second working roll structures. The control system controls the feeding device to stably transport the alloy plate onto the roller conveyor system, enabling the roller conveyor system to stably transport the alloy plate to the cold rolling mill for cold rolling, achieving automated operation and improving work efficiency.

This allows for the relocation of cargo to areas with sufficient processing capacity, thereby improving business continuity. [Solution] The system comprises an upstream conveyor 11 that places the conveyed objects on it and conveys them in a first direction, a sorting conveyor 12 that receives the conveyed objects conveyed in the first direction by the upstream conveyor 11 and selectively conveys the conveyed objects in a second direction or a third direction opposite to the second direction according to the destination of the conveyed objects, a first downstream conveyor 13 that is connected to the sorting conveyor 12 in a second direction and conveys the conveyed objects away from the sorting conveyor 12, and a second downstream conveyor 14 that is connected to the sorting conveyor 12 in a third direction and conveys the conveyed objects away from the sorting conveyor 12, and once the first downstream conveyor 1 The conveyed material transported downstream by 3 is received by the sorting conveyor 12 by switching the drive direction of the first downstream conveyor 13 in the reverse direction, and then transported from the sorting conveyor 12 to the downstream side of the second downstream conveyor 14. Alternatively, the conveyed material that has been transported downstream by the second downstream conveyor 14 is received by the sorting conveyor 12 by switching the drive direction of the second downstream conveyor 14 in the reverse direction, received from the sorting conveyor 12 to the first downstream conveyor 13, and then transported from the sorting conveyor 12 to the downstream side of the first downstream conveyor 13.

The utility model provides a sorting and conveying system, which comprises a reading device, a sorting device, a conveying device and a control device, a placing cavity is formed in the transmission bin and is used for placing a liquid bag; the transmission bin is movably arranged along a preset track; the transmission bin is in signal connection with the reading device, and the transmission bin is used for transmitting the liquid bag in the placing cavity to a target position according to the information read by the reading device; and at least part of the bin opening device is movably arranged, and at least part of the bin opening device is used for opening a bin cover of the conveying bin moving to the target position, so that the liquid bag in the containing cavity is moved to the target position. According to the sorting and conveying system, human errors are reduced, safety is improved, and accurate positioning and flexible adaptability are achieved. The technical problem that in the prior art, infusion bags prepared by a liquid preparation center of a hospital need to be manually sorted and conveyed, and consequently the working efficiency is low is effectively solved.

The invention discloses a belt slipping fault real-time monitoring and early warning method based on image processing. The method comprises the steps that structured light stripes are projected through a strip-shaped laser, a belt surface stripe image is acquired by combining synchronous acquisition of a camera, and sub-pixel-level center coordinates of the stripes are extracted through graying, threshold segmentation and connected domain filtering processing. And inputting the stripe center coordinate sequence into a lightweight U-shaped convolutional network, reasoning to obtain a belt instantaneous linear velocity vector diagram, and calculating the instantaneous slip degree. And positioning a slip sudden change moment by using a change point detection algorithm, and generating a slip difference chart. And inputting the difference image into a classification network, identifying a fault type, and triggering a narrow-pulse-width LED stroboscopic light source to obtain a high-exposure image. The foreign matter contour is accurately positioned through the active contour model, the risk degree is calculated, a CAN message is generated and uploaded to the cloud, the audible and visual alarm is driven in real time, and timely monitoring and early warning of belt slipping faults are ensured. The safety and the operation stability of the conveying system can be remarkably improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of standardized conveying systems, and discloses a modular chain conveying line driving seat and a using method thereof.The modular chain conveying line driving seat comprises a plurality of conveying line body modules spliced according to design requirements, and each conveying line body module comprises two linear guide rail frames, a tensioning module and a driving module; the two groups of driving modules respectively correspond to the matched linear guide rail brackets, each group of driving modules is configured to be provided with a driving shell which is detachably connected with the other end part of the guide rail, a driving wheel for the ball chain to rotate is arranged in the driving shell, and a driving guide table block for lifting the ball chain is arranged below the driving wheel; a transmission shaft connected with a driving wheel shaft is arranged between the two driving modules, and a driving module used for driving the transmission shaft to rotate is connected to the transmission shaft. According to the invention, the design, disassembly, assembly and transportation of conveying line bodies with different specifications are realized, the improvement of production and logistics efficiency is ensured, and meanwhile, the cost is also reduced.