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Flow control conveyor
US9199799B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9199799-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313975180-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | Aug 24, 2012 |
| Publication date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
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The discharge case length rate of a collector conveyor is controlled to provide a more consistent case length rate to the infeed of a downstream conveyor, such as a singulator conveyor, to control or maintain a desired case length rate at the exit of the collector conveyor without stopping the infeed conveyors. The discharge case feet rate accounts for the requirements of downstream devices, such as accounting for trailing gap requirements of a sortation conveyor disposed downstream of a singulator conveyor feed by a conveyor system constructed in accordance with this aspect of the present invention.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for controlling inputs to a collector conveyor, wherein the inputs to the collector conveyor comprise a plurality of inputs, the plurality of inputs comprising at least one controlled input and one or more other inputs, the one or more other inputs comprising a controlled input and/or an uncontrolled input, wherein each of the inputs is a material handling system component for delivering cases onto the collector conveyor, the method comprising…
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- What does patent US9199799B2 cover?
- The discharge case length rate of a collector conveyor is controlled to provide a more consistent case length rate to the infeed of a downstream conveyor, such as a singulator conveyor, to control or maintain a desired case length rate at the exit of the collector conveyor without stopping the infeed conveyors. The discharge case feet rate accounts for the requirements of downstream devices, su…
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- Intelligrated Headquarters Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65G43/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Dec 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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