Transformable tray
US-D780452-S · Mar 7, 2017 · US
Systems and methods for loading items into a tray
US9840379B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9840379-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615143244-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | May 12, 2015 |
| Publication date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
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Features for systems and methods for loading items into a tray are disclosed. The system may have an item conveyor configured to move the items towards a tray conveyor. The tray conveyor may be configured to move trays to receive items from the item conveyor into the tray. One or more sensors may detect the height of the items on the item conveyor and/or in the tray, and/or the position of the trays on the tray conveyor. A controller may receive data related to the one or more detected heights of the items and/or the position of the trays on the tray conveyor and correspondingly control movement of the item and/or tray conveyors for efficient loading of items into the tray and efficient movement of the trays for further processing. Tray conveyor movement sensors may detect movement of the trays or tray conveyors for further control or reliability of the system.
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What is claimed is: 1. A system for loading items into a tray, the system comprising: an item conveyor extending in a first direction toward a first end and configured to move a plurality of items along the item conveyor in the first direction toward the first end and to inject into a tray one or more of the plurality of items from the first end of the item conveyor; a tray conveyor extending generally downward in a second direction that intersects the first direction near the f…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9840379B2 cover?
- Features for systems and methods for loading items into a tray are disclosed. The system may have an item conveyor configured to move the items towards a tray conveyor. The tray conveyor may be configured to move trays to receive items from the item conveyor into the tray. One or more sensors may detect the height of the items on the item conveyor and/or in the tray, and/or the position of the …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- United States Postal Service, The United States Postal Service
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65G65/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 12 2017 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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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).