公开(公告)号：US06290055B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-18

申请号：US08926225

申请日：1997-09-09

申请人： Paul Glorfield

发明人： Paul Glorfield

IPC分类号： B65G4719

CPC分类号： B65G69/20 ,  B65G47/44 ,  B65G57/186

摘要： A device for orienting and achieving the optimal density of a quantity of elongated objects having a cleated conveyor belt with a substantially horizontal first portion upon which a pre-weighed product is deposited, an inclined middle portion, and a substantially horizontal end portion. The inclined conveyor belt establishes an even rate of discharge for the elongated objects so that such elongated objects tend to be oriented in a horizontal plane after they have fallen into a product orientation hopper. By having the width of the product-orientation hopper narrower than the length of most of the elongated objects, the longitudinal axis of the elongated objects will tend to be parallel to the sides of the product-orientation hopper. The product-orientation hopper is, also, vibrated to increase the density of the elongated objects. To fill voids which exist between the elongated objects in the product-orientation hopper, a horizontal squeezer pushes such elongated objects from their ends by forcing the ends of the product-orientation hopper toward one another.

摘要翻译： 用于定向和实现一定数量的细长物体的最佳密度的装置，其具有带有基本上水平的第一部分的楔形输送带，预先称重的产品沉积在该第一部分上，倾斜的中间部分和基本上水平的端部。 倾斜的输送带对于细长物体建立均匀的排出速率，使得这些细长物体在它们落入产品定向料斗中之后倾向于在水平面中定向。 通过使产品导向料斗的宽度比大多数细长物体的长度更窄，细长物体的纵向轴线将倾向于平行于产品定向料斗的侧面。 产品定向料斗也被振动以增加细长物体的密度。 为了填充存在于产品定向料斗中的细长物体之间的空隙，水平挤压器通过迫使产品定向料斗的端部朝向彼此而从其端部推动这些细长物体。

公开(公告)号：US06378687B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-30

申请号：US09583385

申请日：2000-05-30

申请人： Hans J. Lem ,  Richard J. Bowman ,  Robert J. Koehler ,  William E. Koehler ,  Gerald R. Grispart ,  Michel L. Plasse

发明人： Hans J. Lem ,  Richard J. Bowman ,  Robert J. Koehler ,  William E. Koehler ,  Gerald R. Grispart ,  Michel L. Plasse

IPC分类号： B65G4719

CPC分类号： B65G47/54

摘要： Featured is a sorting/diverting apparatus that diverts articles from a plurality of moving belts, the sorting/diverting apparatus including a plurality of rollers that are rotatably mounted to a support frame and a moving mechanism that moves the support frame back and forth between two positions. The controller controls the moving of the support frame and the operation of the drive motor so as to divert/sort the articles. Each controller includes bi-directional communications ports, a processor that processes information and provides outputs, and an applications program for execution within the processor that includes instructions and criteria for processing the information and providing the processor outputs to control the apparatus.

摘要翻译： 特别是一种从多个移动带转移物品的分拣/转向装置，分拣/转向装置包括可旋转地安装到支撑框架上的多个辊子和使支撑框架在两个位置之间来回移动的移动机构 。 控制器控制支撑框架的移动和驱动电动机的操作，以便转移/分类物品。 每个控制器包括双向通信端口，处理信息并提供输出的处理器，以及用于在处理器内执行的应用程序，其包括处理信息的指令和标准，并提供处理器输出以控制该设备。

公开(公告)号：US06401936B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-11

申请号：US09560235

申请日：2000-04-28

申请人： Gerald A. Isaacs ,  James M. Pippin ,  Stephen T. Kugle ,  George M. Mondie ,  M. Wayne Neff

发明人： Gerald A. Isaacs ,  James M. Pippin ,  Stephen T. Kugle ,  George M. Mondie ,  M. Wayne Neff

IPC分类号： B65G4719

CPC分类号： B65G43/08 ,  B65G47/1492 ,  B65G47/31 ,  B65G47/68 ,  B65G47/682 ,  B65G2203/042 ,  Y10S209/918

摘要： In one embodiment, an article sorting system includes successive coarse and fine singulators and a recirculating loop for processing a disordered stream of items including three-dimensional non-flat articles. A coarse singulator includes cascaded ramped conveyors, preferably operating at progressively greater speeds. A detection system, such as a vision system, for monitoring the stream of articles and identifying and/or tracking individual items passing through the system is used in conjunction with a fine singulator such as a chevron, hold-and-release or strip conveyor downstream from the coarse singulator. A control system is utilized in connection with the vision system to regulate the flow of articles through the system by, for example, diverting doubles or clusters for separations. A method of sorting articles includes steps of singulating a disordered stream of items with multiple singulating steps including a coarse singulating step for mechanically increasing the spacing between items in the stream, and a fine singulating step in which individual items are monitored and/or identified and tracked as they traverse the system. A divert apparatus which can be provided for diverting oversize/overweight articles or unwanted clusters of unsingulated articles includes an angled roller conveyor and a gate for discharging articles from the stream of articles to be processed.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，物品分选系统包括连续的粗细和细微的分离器和用于处理包含三维非平坦物品的无序物流的循环回路。 粗分选机包括级联斜坡输送机，优选以逐渐更大的速度运行。 与用于监视物品流以及识别和/或跟踪穿过系统的各个物品的检测系统（例如视觉系统）结合使用精细的分割器，例如人字形，保持和释放或带状输送机下游 从粗调器。 与视觉系统结合使用控制系统来调节通过系统的物品的流动，例如通过转移双重或聚簇进行分离。 一种分类制品的方法包括以下步骤：用多个单独步骤分离出无序物流流，其中包括用于机械地增加流中的物品之间的间距的粗分割步骤以及监视和/或识别各个物品的细分割步骤， 当它们遍历系统时被跟踪。 可以提供用于转向超大型/超重物品或不需要的未卷曲物品簇的转向装置包括成角度的辊式输送机和用于从待处理物品流中排出物品的门。

公开(公告)号：US06276516B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-21

申请号：US09327586

申请日：1999-06-08

申请人： Kevin Ronald Bagust ,  Stanislaw Welik ,  Robert Brydon Rudd

发明人： Kevin Ronald Bagust ,  Stanislaw Welik ,  Robert Brydon Rudd

IPC分类号： B65G4719

CPC分类号： B65G47/19

摘要： A flow control device 7A for use with apparatus 1 for discharging granular material from storage, which has an inlet adapted to receive granular material from the storage, a containment chute 7 for receiving material from the inlet and for discharging the material through a discharge opening to a conveyor system 13, includes a pivotally mounted segment gate 11 adapted to move in an arcuate manner across the discharge opening 8 of the containment chute 7 to vary the cross-sectional area of the discharge opening 8 and an actuator 12 for moving or positioning the segment gate.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从存储器排出颗粒材料的装置1的流量控制装置7A，其具有适于从储存器接收颗粒材料的入口，用于从入口接收材料并通过排放开口排出材料的容纳滑槽7， 输送机系统13包括枢转安装的分段门11，其适于以弓形的方式跨过容纳滑槽7的排放口8移动，以改变排放口8的横截面面积，以及用于移动或定位 分段门

公开(公告)号：US06675952B1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-13

申请号：US10307334

申请日：2002-12-02

申请人： James B. Hannebauer ,  Clifford B. Davies

发明人： James B. Hannebauer ,  Clifford B. Davies

IPC分类号： B65G4719

CPC分类号： B07C5/14 ,  B65G47/44 ,  B65G2201/0282

摘要： A lumber bin has live bin walls. The lumber bin may be used in lumber sorting. The bin has upstream and downstream walls located above a conveyor. A lumber support in the bin has an elevator mechanism and can be lowered to a discharge position in which lumber on the lumber support can be carried away by the conveyor. A gate is mounted below the conveyor. The gate is in an upright position as the lumber support is lowered. The gate can be pivoted downstream to a lowered position below a level of the conveyor to gently discharge lumber onto the conveyor.

摘要翻译： 木箱有活箱壁。 木材仓可用于木材分类。 垃圾桶具有位于输送机上方的上游和下游墙壁。 垃圾箱中的木材支撑件具有升降机构，并且可以降低到排出位置，在该排放位置，木材支撑件上的木材可被输送机带走。 一个门被安装在传送带下面。 当木材支撑件下降时，门处于直立位置。 门可以在下游枢转到低于输送机水平面的降低位置，以将木材轻轻地排放到输送机上。