公开(公告)号：US20210387814A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17426291

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: EUROSORT B.V.

Inventor： Wouter BALK ,  Patrick Theodorus Johannes VAN HAASTER ,  Martinus Fredericus Johannes DUIVENVOORDEN

IPC: B65G47/82 ,  B65G47/96 ,  B65G15/30

Abstract: A cross-belt sorter (1) comprises a plurality of interconnected carriers (3) which are drivable behind each other in a conveying direction (X). Each of the carriers (3) is provided with a cross-belt (7) for supporting a product. The cross-belt (7) is drivable in a belt driving direction (Y) extending transversely to the conveying direction (X). A pushing element (25) is mounted to the cross-belt (7) for pushing against a product on the cross-belt (7) in the event that a product on the cross-belt (7) tends to move with respect to the cross-belt (7) in opposite direction of the belt driving direction (Y). The pushing element (25) has an upright orientation with respect to the cross-belt (7) and is supported in the belt driving direction (Y) by a supporting member (26) which is at least between opposite side edges of the cross-belt (7) fixed to the pushing element (25) and to the cross-belt (7) at respective distances from an intersection between the pushing element (25) and the crossbelt (7).

公开(公告)号：US20210216947A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US16770938

申请日：2018-12-05

Applicant: C.E.R.M.E.X. Constructions Etudes Et Researcherches De Materiels Pour L'Emballage D'Expedition

Inventor： Gregory CHOPLIN

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  B65G47/244 ,  B65G47/26 ,  B65G47/82

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing batches of products of a predefined configuration for palletizing in layers, said device comprising an upstream acceptance surface for the products, a downstream receiving surface for receiving the batches, and displacement means between the two surfaces formed by a series of rails and by a plurality of shuttles that can move independently of one another and that run on said rails, each shuttle configured to carry at least one product. This device is characterized in that the series of rails has at least one outbound rail configured to move the products from the upstream surface to the downstream surface, a return rail arranged beneath the outbound rail configured to return the empty shuttles to the upstream surface, and an upstream lifting rail and a downstream lifting rail configured to transfer the empty shuttles vertically between the outbound and return rails.

公开(公告)号：US11053087B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16627462

申请日：2018-06-14

Applicant: MAREL STORK POULTRY PROCESSING B.V.

Inventor： Henricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria Van Der Eerden ,  Johannes Petrus Leonardus Knippenbergh

IPC: B65G47/82 ,  B65G45/14

Abstract: The present invention related to a method and a device for removing food products from a belt conveyor, comprising a belt conveyor comprising two ends, an endless belt and a drive, for transporting food products on the endless belt from a feed location towards a discharge location, wherein the endless belt comprises a transporting side and a returning side; a removing device for removing food products from the endless belt, comprising: a roller, facing the returning side of the endless belt, wherein the roller is arranged at a predetermined distance from the endless belt; and a frame part, for holding the roller at the predetermined distance; wherein the endless belt is configured to rotate in a first direction and wherein the roller is configured to rotate in the same direction as the endless belt.

公开(公告)号：US11034533B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US16754157

申请日：2019-12-20

Applicant: SOLYSTIC

Inventor： Karim Kara ,  Alain Danjaume ,  Eric Moullard

IPC: B65G47/82 ,  B62B3/14 ,  B65G47/90 ,  B62B5/00 ,  B65G47/88

Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for conveying articles (3), which system comprises an article conveyor (2) extending from an upstream end (4) to a downstream end (5), and a motor-driven shuttle trolley (6) having an article carrier deck (7) and designed to dock with said ends of the conveyor so as to transfer an article between the trolley and the conveyor. The conveyor is a gravity conveyor under which a ramp (12) extends, and the trolley is suitable for travelling under the conveyor and is provided with a lever (11) that is mounted to move vertically relative to the deck and that is designed to co-operate with the ramp while the trolley is moving under the conveyor so that, by following the ramp, the lever moves between a retracted position in which it is retracted under the conveyor and a deployed position in which it projects above the conveyor so as to drive an article along the conveyor. The method of matching digital images of the same article in a data processor unit comprises the steps of: transforming each digital image of an article into a local divergence topographic map of the luminance gradient vector field; detecting singularities or extrema of local divergence in the luminance gradient vector field, such singularities corresponding to points of interest in said digital image; and, for each detected point of interest, encoding the values for the singularity of the gradient field that are located on a plurality of concentric rings centered on the point of interest so as to derive a digital data vector (210); and transforming said vector into a digital hash key (220) by means of a family of hash functions of the cosine Locality-Sensitive Hashing (LSH) type.

公开(公告)号：US20210147159A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17046555

申请日：2018-04-13

Applicant: Azbil Corporation

Inventor： Hisashi BEPPU

IPC: B65G47/82 ,  B65G47/53

Abstract: This transport device is provided with: a support body 5 having an upper part on which a plurality of articles can be arranged; an unloading device 30 which pushes the plurality of articles 20 arranged on the support body 5; a belt conveyor 40 which transports the articles pushed out from the support body 5; a slider which moves the articles 20 arranged on the support body 5 and also moves the article 20 arranged on the conveyor belt 40, thereby separating the articles 20; and a lift 80 which is disposed between the support body 5 and the conveyor belt 40 and which rises to a higher position than the upper surfaces of both the support body 5 and the conveyor belt 40 when the articles 20 arranged on the support body 5 and the articles 20 arranged on the conveyor belt 40 have been separated.

公开(公告)号：US10981732B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16387646

申请日：2019-04-18

Applicant: United Sortation Solutions, LLC

Inventor： Howard Eisenberg ,  Darius Scott

IPC: B65G47/84 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B07C3/06 ,  B07C5/36 ,  B07B13/05

Abstract: A device for reliably sweeping or sorting an article from a main conveyor surface that is positioned above the main conveyor surface and includes a paddle assembly that can be adjusted for moving various different articles from the main conveyor.

公开(公告)号：US10941000B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US15934396

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: Berkshire Grey, Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Wagner ,  Kevin Ahearn ,  John Richard Amend, Jr. ,  Benjamin Cohen ,  Michael Dawson-Haggerty ,  William Hartman Fort ,  Christopher Geyer ,  Victoria Hinchey ,  Jennifer Eileen King ,  Thomas Koletschka ,  Michael Cap Koval ,  Kyle Maroney ,  Matthew T. Mason ,  William Chu-Hyon McMahan ,  Gene Temple Price ,  Joseph Romano ,  Daniel Smith ,  Siddhartha Srinivasa ,  Prasanna Velagapudi ,  Thomas Allen

IPC: B65G1/137 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B25J9/02 ,  B65G47/90

Abstract: A method of processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects and directing the plurality of objects toward an input area from at least one input conveyance system, acquiring an object from the plurality of objects at the input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device, and moving the acquired object toward an identified processing location using the programmable motion device. The identified processing location is associated with the identifying indicia and the identified processing location is provided as one of a plurality of processing locations along a first direction. The step of moving the acquired object includes moving the programmable motion device along a second direction that is substantially parallel with the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US20210061571A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US17007306

申请日：2020-08-31

Applicant: Packaging Progressions, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Ward ,  Charles D. Faust ,  Dante Pietrinferni

IPC: B65G13/10 ,  B65G47/54 ,  B65G47/82

Abstract: A folding-diverter assembly is provided to: selectively divert a substrate-product combination advancing from a first direction in a predetermined path based upon the substrate-product combination weighing a predetermined weight; advance the substrate-product combination in a second direction, opposite from the first direction; and fold a flap of the substrate-product combination partially over a top surface of the substrate-product combination. A semi-circular conveyor assembly is configured to advance the substrate-product combination in the second direction at a first portion of the semi-circular conveyor assembly, and along a semi-circular advancing path such that the substrate-product combination is advanced in the first direction at a second portion of the semi-circular conveyor assembly.

公开(公告)号：US10914753B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-09

申请号：US15750628

申请日：2016-08-12

Applicant: JEOL Ltd.

Inventor： Kenichi Sakamoto

IPC: G01N35/04 ,  G01N35/02 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B65G17/12 ,  B65G47/57 ,  G01N35/00 ,  G12B3/00 ,  B65B35/00 ,  B65D3/00 ,  B65D61/00 ,  B65G25/08

Abstract: This sample rack conveying apparatus is provided with a pusher unit, a linear motion guide, and a conveyance drive mechanism. The pusher unit has a base portion, a moving member, and a base-side guide. The base portion is supported by the linear motion guide so as to be movable in a first guide direction. The moving member is provided with a pusher that pushes a sample rack. The base-side guide supports the moving member such that the moving member is movable in a second guide direction that crosses the first guide direction.

公开(公告)号：US10913614B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-09

申请号：US16703540

申请日：2019-12-04

Applicant: Berkshire Grey, Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Wagner ,  Kevin Ahearn ,  Benjamin Cohen ,  Michael Dawson-Haggerty ,  Christopher Geyer ,  Thomas Koletschka ,  Kyle Maroney ,  Matthew T. Mason ,  Gene Temple Price ,  Joseph Romano ,  Daniel Smith ,  Siddhartha Srinivasa ,  Prasanna Velagapudi ,  Thomas Allen

IPC: B65G47/49 ,  B65G47/256 ,  B65G47/22 ,  B65G47/12 ,  B65G47/44 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B65G47/90

Abstract: A processing system including a singulation system is disclosed. The singulation system includes a conveying system for moving objects to be sorted from a source area along a first direction, a detection system for detecting objects at the conveying system, and for selecting certain selected objects for removal from the conveying system, and a removal system for removing the certain selected objects from the conveying system for providing a singulated stream of objects.