Conveying arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9828192-B2
Application number	US-201515329080-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2015
Priority date	Jul 25, 2014
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

An arrangement for transferring and/or grouping products ( 32 ) is proposed, comprising at least one mover ( 20 ) which has at least one permanent magnet ( 19 ) which is connected to the mover ( 20 ), wherein the permanent magnet ( 19 ) interacts with at least one coil plane ( 18 ) of a drive surface ( 13 ) for the in particular contactless driving of the mover ( 20 ), wherein the mover ( 20 ) is arranged displaceably and/or rotatably in at least two degrees of freedom on the drive surface ( 13 ), furthermore comprising at least one conveying system ( 34, 38 ) which conveys products ( 32 ), characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) picks up or deposits at least one product ( 32 ) by means of a movement of the mover ( 20 ) with at least one vertical component.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for transferring and/or grouping products ( 32 ), comprising at least one mover ( 20 ) that comprises at least one permanent magnet ( 19 ) that cooperates with at least one coil plane ( 18 ) of a drive surface ( 13 ) so as to drive the mover ( 20 ), wherein the mover ( 20 ) is arranged in such a manner that the mover can be displaced and/or rotated on the drive surface ( 13 ) in at least two degrees of freedom, furthermore comprising at least one transporting system ( 34 , 38 ) that transports products ( 32 ), characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) receives and/or deposits at least one product ( 32 ) by moving the mover ( 20 ) with at least one vertical component while the mover ( 20 ) supports the at least one product ( 32 ) vertically above the at least one transporting system ( 34 , 38 ).

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the drive surface ( 13 ) is arranged vertically.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) receives at least one product ( 32 ) from a container ( 36 ) and/or deposits at least one product in a container ( 36 ).

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) deposits at least one product ( 32 ) on the transporting system ( 34 , 38 ) and/or receives at least one product from the transporting system ( 34 , 38 ).

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) moves at a speed similar to that of the product ( 32 ) so as to receive the product ( 32 ).

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) moves at a similar speed and/or a different speed to that of the container ( 36 ) or the transporting system ( 34 , 38 ) so as to deposit the product ( 32 ).

7. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that multiple movers ( 20 ) are provided that receive multiple products ( 32 ) from the feeder system ( 34 ) and in each case are brought into a specific position for grouping purposes and in said position the products ( 32 ) are located in each case in a defined layer with respect to one another.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that multiple movers ( 20 ) deposit in each case at least one product ( 32 ) in the container ( 36 ).

9. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) grips the product ( 32 ) and changes the orientation of said product.

10. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) comprises at least one handling device ( 30 ) for receiving at least one product ( 32 ).

11. The device as claimed in claim 10 , characterized in that the handling device ( 30 ) comprises at least one gripper and/or at least one opening for applying a negative pressure to the product ( 32 ).

12. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that at least two movers ( 20 ) are provided that cooperate so as to receive at least one product ( 32 ).

13. The device as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that at least one transporting system ( 38 ) is provided for transporting at least one container ( 36 ).

14. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the drive surface ( 13 ) is arranged above a plane of the transporting system ( 34 , 38 ).

15. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one mover ( 20 ) receives and/or deposits at least two products ( 32 ).

16. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the permanent magnet ( 19 ) cooperates with the coil plane ( 18 ) of the drive surface ( 13 ) so as to drive the mover ( 20 ) in a contactless manner.

17. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that multiple movers ( 20 ) deposit in each case at least one product ( 32 ) in the container ( 36 ) simultaneously.

18. The device as claimed in claim 10 , characterized in that the handling device ( 30 ) comprises at least one gripper and/or at least one opening for applying a vacuum to the product ( 32 ).

19. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the drive surface ( 13 ) is arranged above a plane of the transporting system ( 34 , 38 ), in a transverse manner with respect to the transporting direction of the transporting system ( 34 , 38 ).

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Baechle Andreas
• Wanner Hansruedi

Classifications

• B65G54/02 Primary

  electrostatic, electric, or magnetic · CPC title

• B65G47/28

  during transit by a single conveyor · CPC title

• B65B5/12

  Introducing successive articles, e.g. confectionery products, of different shape or size in predetermined positions · CPC title

• B65B35/38

  by suction-operated grippers · CPC title

• B65B35/24 Primary

  by endless belts or chains {(B65B35/205 takes precedence)} · CPC title