| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 198341010 | Condition responsive control of conveyor or station apparatus | 47 |
| 20090114506 | Unmanned object conveyer system - The present invention provides an unmanned object conveyer system, which is a combined system composed of information management system center, center website, logistic center, and a plurality of space aggregate. The object of the present invention is to meet the requirement of conveying objects to another place, and an unmanned conveyer method for the logistic center conducting conveyance among each storage space aggregate, so that the sender or the receiver could complete the object conveyance under free time and space by granting the digital code through the center website and the establishment of information system, the monitoring and management of information management system center, and the storage and safekeeping for the storage space aggregate, management of access control system, and even account management. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090127068 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE TESTING APPARATUS - An electronic device testing apparatus for conveying electronic devices to be tested to sockets of a contact portion and bringing the electronic devices to be tested electrically contact with the sockets to conduct a test of electric characteristics of the electronic devices to be tested, comprising an image pickup portion that takes an image of the sockets; a memory portion that stores reference image data of the sockets in a state of not being attached with any electronic devices to be tested obtained by taking images by the image pickup portion; and a mislay determination portion that obtains check image data of the sockets from the image pickup portion, reads the reference image data from the memory portion, compares the check image data with the reference image data and determines whether any of the electronic devices to be tested remain on the sockets. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090127069 | Device and Method for Transporting an Object by Means of a Supporting Component - A device and a method for transporting an object to a processing device by way of a supporting component. The processing device has a base and a side wall. The advancing device has a supporting component for carrying the object, a displacing component, and an activating component. The supporting component can be moved in an advancing direction toward the processing device. A slot has been formed into the side wall of the processing device. The displacing component is embodied for moving the supporting component transversally or obliquely to the advancing direction through the slot. The activating component is embodied for activating the displacing component in such a manner that the displacing component will move the support device through the slot and the side wall will sweep an object located on the support device off the support device so that the swept-off object will drop onto the base of the processing device. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090173598 | DIAGONAL SORTER - In one embodiment, a conveyor system includes a conveyor belt having a plurality of conveyor belt rollers configured to divert articles on the conveyor belt, and a drive mechanism that engages the conveyor belt rollers, the drive mechanism being configured to drive the conveyor belt rollers, the drive mechanism being adjustable such that the conveyor belt rollers can be selectively driven in a first angular direction and, optionally, a second, opposite angular direction so that articles can be selectively diverted to either side of the conveyor belt at a desired diverting angle. One version of the drive mechanism has drive rollers mounted in cartridges and rack gears engaging pinion gears on the cartridges to adjust the orientation of the drive rollers relative to the belt rollers to drive them in selectively opposite angular directions. Such a conveyor system with a series of sequential roller actuation zones driven by separately actuated drive mechanisms is arranged diagonally to an infeed conveyor and a multi-lane outbound conveyor to realize a switch conveyor. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090188772 | Machine for the thermal treatment of threads, equipped with a device for positioning the advancing conveyor belt - The present invention relates to a machine for the thermal treatment of threads, which comprises a positioning means ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090200136 | DEVICE FOR STORING OBJECTS - A device for storing articles with two conveyor tracks that can be driven in opposite directions and a transfer mechanism that can be moved along the conveyor tracks for transferring the articles between the two conveyor tracks // with this device at least one functional control unit that monitors the device is provided. This significantly improves the possibility of detecting damage and trouble and prevents serious consequences, damages and downtime. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090250311 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING A FLOW OF FLAT PRODUCTS IN A PREDEFINED SEQUENCE - The invention relates to a method and to a device for creating a product flow according to a predefined sequence (S). The products (A, B, C) are fed from different feed flows of a grouping path (G) and there, according to the sequence (S), are deposited onto a conveyor ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090260950 | Apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a laundry-treatment arrangement, in particular a mangle - In order to do away with the need for large items of laundry which are spread out by a spreading arrangement ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090314607 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONVEYING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HANDLING APPARATUS - In a handler comprising a movable head (suction pads) capable of holding and conveying a plurality of pre-test IC devices at a time: when conveying a plurality of pre-test IC devices from a supply customer tray KST to a test tray TST, a first step of leaving on the customer tray KST pre-test IC devices loaded on positions corresponding to turned-off sockets, holding by the suction pads only pre-test IC devices on the customer tray KST loaded on positions corresponding to other sockets than the turned-off ones and conveying them from the customer tray KST to the test tray TST without changing the arrangement; and a second step of conveying pre-test IC devices left on the customer tray KST for the reason of being at positions corresponding to the turned-off sockets from the customer tray KST to positions on the test tray TST corresponding to other sockets than the turned-off sockets are performed. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090321219 | Overhead Transfer/Storage System and Overhead Transfer/Storage Method - In an overhead conveyance/storage system | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100147649 | Feeder for An Auto Mounting Device - An feeder for an auto mounting device includes a main frame, a blocking mean, an intake assembly, a transmission assembly, an input assembly and a sensor. By the sensor detecting the movement of the auto mounting device and transmitting a signal to activate the transmission assembly, the feeder could be in a normal operation without having an intimate contacting with the auto mounting device. Therefore, the feeder can favorably prevent from tremor and attrition while operating in response to the auto mounting device, conducing to a prompt and regular action of the auto mounting device. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100213026 | BOTTLE TREATMENT SYSTEM HAVING SAFETY UNIT - A bottle treatment system having a safety unit that improves the operational process, including a first accessible safety region, a second accessible safety region and a shut-off device. The first safety region is delimited by a first protection in which a first machine has a drive associated with the first protective region. The second accessible protective region is delimited by a second protection direction following the first protection, with a second machine having at least one further drive associated to the second protective region. A bottle transport from the first machine to the second machine is provided via a transport device, as provided with an individual drive and exceeds the protective region. The shut-off device turns off the machine drive associated with at least one of the respective protective regions and the drive of the transport device exceeding the protective region, if access to protective region is detected. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100300832 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN INSTALLATION FOR CONVEYING AND SORTING BAGGAGE ITEMS - A method of operating an installation for conveying and sorting baggage items within an airport building, preferably between the check-in area and reclaim area for the baggage items and the loading units assigned to a certain flight. The installation has a complex electrically and/or electronically driven and controlled conveying and handling system for transporting, sorting, transferring, storing and checking the baggage items, which are transported in a state in which they rest loosely on conveyors or are located in containers. In order to configure a method of operating the installation such that, along with relatively low energy costs and relatively low levels of wear, it is possible to reduce the operating costs of the installation and the maintenance costs, it is proposed that it is possible for the power supply to individual suitable installation parts or components to be switched on and off in dependence on the state of occupancy of the installation and/or on the varying loading. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110073436 | CONVEYER DEVICE - A production device according to the present invention includes a plurality of processing units ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110132720 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING DRINK CONTAINERS - A method and a device for handling containers is described, wherein the containers ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110192704 | Apparatus and Method for the Treatment of Containers with Recognition of Fittings - An apparatus for the treatment of containers may include at least one conveying device, which conveys the containers along a pre-set conveying path, and at least one treatment device, which treats the container in a pre-determined manner. The apparatus may include at least one size part which is capable of being arranged in an exchangeable manner on a carrier. A first transmitter device, which at least intermittently emits a signal which is characteristic of the first transmitter device, is arranged on the size part, and the apparatus has at least one first receiver device for receiving the first signal. The apparatus may further include a second signal communication device, which emits or receives a second characteristic signal, wherein the receiver device is designed in such a way that it determines from the signals emitted whether the size part is in a predetermined position with respect to the apparatus. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110240439 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A PARAMETER DURING THE TRANSPORT OF OBJECTS TO A PROCESSING DEVICE - A method and an apparatus measure a quantity parameter during the transport of objects. The objects are in particular flat mail items and are tipped onto a conveyor component of a transport device and are transported by the latter. At least one recording time, in each case at least one photograph of a measurement sector of the conveyor component is taken. For each recording time, the value which a quantity parameter which describes the quantity of objects in the measurement sector has at the recording time is calculated. For this purpose, the proportion of the area of the measurement sector which is covered by objects is measured. A prescribed functional relationship between the quantity parameter and the measured proportion is evaluated. The speed at which the conveyor component transports the objects is changed depending on the quantity parameter value measured. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120085619 | Method for Transferring an Article - A method for transferring an article from a first conveying device to a second conveying device, where at least one conveying device comprises at least one motor, including determining a load of the at least one motor, and adjusting the relative positioning of the first conveying device with respect to the second conveying device depending on the determined load. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120097499 | ROTARY TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A rotary transport system has a main track with transport(s) or shuttle(s) moving along the main track and an auxiliary storage unit. The auxiliary storage unit has a plurality of storing positions, and the storing positions are rotating around the main track. Therefore, the object, such as a FOUP (Front Opening Unified Pod) can be loaded on or unloaded from the storing positions. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120241285 | MAILING MACHINE HAVING OPTICAL SENSORS WITH IMPROVED IMMUNITY TO AMBIENT - Circuitry to control reflective optical sensors is provided that reduces false detections due to ambient light without compromising the performance of the optical sensors to detect dark materials. A reflective optical sensor includes an emitter LED and photo-detector arranged to receive light from the LED that is reflected by an object being detected. A first input of a comparator is coupled to the output of the photo-detector. A second input of the comparator is coupled to the output of the photo-detector through a filtering circuit. The filtering circuit operates to filter the detector's output and adaptively adjust the trigger threshold of the comparator, thereby enabling the photo-detector to be sensitive enough to detect dark mail pieces, i.e., those mail pieces that are minimally reflective, while being immune to repeated false triggers due to excessive ambient light. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130192953 | ITEM COLLATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A postal item collating system is disclosed. The system includes a postal item feeding path ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140202829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING LABORATORY PRODUCT TRANSPORT ELEMENT - The invention concerns a laboratory product transport element for a laboratory transport system with an energy receiver and/or energy accumulator to provide drive power, at least one signal receiver to receive control signals, a control unit to generate drive signals as a function of at least one control signal obtained from the at least one signal receiver, movement devices for independent movement of the laboratory product transport element on a transfer path as a function of the drive signals of the control unit, in which the drive devices are driven by the drive power and at least one holder to hold a laboratory product being transported. The invention also concerns a laboratory transport system with at least one laboratory product transport element according to an embodiment of the invention and a transfer path arrangement. The invention also concerns methods for operation of laboratory transport systems according to an embodiment of the invention. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140291112 | Warehouse Conveyor - A warehouse conveyor system can include an input conveyor path for conveying a parcel toward an inventory picking area. An input conveyor switch can divert the parcel from the input conveyor path to a predetermined pick zone for fulfillment. An output conveyor path can convey the parcel from the pick zone after fulfillment. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140339046 | Methods and Apparatuses for Rejecting Defective Absorbent Articles from a Converting Line - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for rejecting defective absorbent articles from a converting line. At a downstream portion of a converting process, the continuous length of absorbent articles may be subjected to a final knife and cut to create separate and discrete absorbent articles in the form of diapers. From the final knife, the discrete absorbent articles may then advance in a first direction on a first carrier. A pneumatic system may be activated to redirect the leading end portion of a defective absorbent article advancing from the first carrier, while upstream of a second carrier. In turn, the redirected leading end portion of the defective absorbent article is transferred from the first carrier to a third carrier. And the third carrier advances the defective absorbent article with the third carrier along the reject article transport path away from the converting process. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20170233117 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKAGING DEVICES | 08-17-2017 |
| 198341030 | Station operation responsive to presence or absence of item | 14 |
| 20090294248 | Conveyor Belt Control With Force Sensor - A conveyor for shock-sensitive products includes a conveyor member with at least one intermediate storage region adapted to receive a predetermined number of the products placed thereon when the conveyor is a static condition for temporary intermediate storage. A force measuring member determines the weight force of the products in the intermediate storage region. A control member, adapted to increase and decrease the rate of feed of the shock-sensitive products in the conveyor member, processes the weight force detected by the force measuring member as an input parameter, and increases or reduces the rate of feed of the products toward and away from the intermediate storage region as a function of the weight force. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20110315509 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AND ORIENTING ARTICLES - The present invention relates to an apparatus and methods for inspecting and orienting manufactured articles. The apparatus and method include recirculating inspected articles to the inspection station for additional processing. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20130220768 | CAP-LINING MACHINE FEED ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An assembly for moving caps through a cap-lining machine includes a track for the downstream movement of the caps to a cap-lining location in the cap-lining machine. A first gate is mounted downstream from the cap-lining location for movement between first and second positions preventing and allowing downstream movement of the caps, respectively. A sensing location is formed in the track downstream from the cap-lining location. A second gate is mounted downstream from the sensing location for movement between first and second positions preventing and allowing downstream movement of the caps, respectively. The first gate moves to the first position in response to a sensor sensing the arrival of one of the caps at the sensing location, and the second gate moves to the second position in response to the first gate moving to the first position. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140083816 | COMBINATION WEIGHER - A combination weigher comprises a collecting conveyor which conveys objects and discharges the objects; a plurality of weighing conveyors configured to convey the objects fed thereto and discharge the objects, to feed the objects to the collecting conveyor apparatus; a plurality of weight sensors for measuring weights of the objects held on the weighing conveyors; and a control section which finds a discharge combination including a combination of the weighing conveyors holding the objects in which a total weight thereof falls within a target weight range, based on the measured weight values of the weight sensors and activates the weighing conveyors selected to make up the discharge combination to convey the objects on the weighing conveyors and discharge the objects, wherein a conveying speed of the collecting conveyor apparatus is set higher than a conveying speed of the weighing conveyors. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140284174 | BOOKLET PROCESSING UNIT - According to one embodiment, a booklet processing unit is disclosed. It includes a conveyance means for conveying a booklet containing an IC chip along a conveyance way; a printing means for printing a first particular information in the booklet; a recording means for recording a second particular information on the IC chip; a distinguishing means for distinguishing the quality of the printing state of the booklet and a recording state of the IC chip; and a marking means which moves a marking component and marks the booklet when the booklet is identified as being in a poor state by the distinguishing means such that the IC chip is avoided by the marking. | 09-25-2014 |
| 198341040 | Item size | 3 |
| 20100252397 | LUMBER TRANSFER SYSTEM - A lumber transfer system and a method for individually transferring lumbers from a feeding conveyor to an outfeed conveyor. Detectors are used for monitoring a lumber presence along a corridor on a longitudinal conveying surface. Motorized blocking fingers located about the corridor and transversally spaced along the conveying surface are provided and are configured for moving between blocking and unblocking positions. A controller is also provided, the controller having at least one input for receiving detecting signals from the detectors respectively, the detecting signals of the detectors being respectively associated to the motorized blocking fingers. The controller also has at least one output for sending independent control signals to the motorized blocking fingers respectively, in response to the detecting signals, for moving the respective blocking fingers for which a lumber presence is detected from a blocking to an unblocking position, and otherwise keeping the respective motorized blocking fingers in their blocking position. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20130299307 | WORKSTATION OF A FOOD ITEM PROCESSING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a workstation of a food item processing system, said workstation comprising a food item reception area for receiving food items at the workstation from a primary conveyor of the food item processing system, a food item dispatch area for returning processed food items to the primary conveyor, a computer registration device arranged for obtaining information about a return of a processed food item from said food item dispatch area to said primary conveyor and sending said information to a computer system. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140034448 | Device for Weighing Dough - The present invention relates to a device for weighing dough, comprising an endless conveyor, for conveying a plurality of endless dough pieces, extending essentially in parallel lanes on said conveyor in a direction of conveyance and a plurality of weighing-units, arranged under the endless conveyor, and supporting the latter, the weighing units being distributed at different locations spread over the width of the conveyor, each for weighing a different dough piece. | 02-06-2014 |
| 198341050 | Item position relative to station position | 2 |
| 20080210516 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING PLATE-LIKE MATERIALS FOR AT LEAST ONE SEPARATING PROCESS - The invention relates to a device for supporting sheet-like materials for at least one separating process in the sheet-like materials, with at least one jet cutter device which may be displaced in the Y-direction during a separation process, with a first and second support surface together forming a support table for supporting the sheet-like material and with a jet trapping device, arranged between the first and second support surfaces and provided to be able to be displaced in the X-direction. The first and the second support surfaces are made from a flexible material forming part of at least one enclosed chamber, filled with a gas under pressure. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090236202 | System for handling semiconductor module - Provided is a system for handling a semiconductor module, the system may include a rotor, a rotational driving device, at least one insertion portion, and at least one extraction portion. The rotor may be configured to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise around a rotation axis. The rotational driving device may be configured to rotate the rotor. The at least one insertion portion may be connected to the rotor and may be configured to insert a semiconductor module into a socket. The at least one extraction portion may be connected to the rotor and may be configured to extract the semiconductor module from the socket. | 09-24-2009 |
| 198341060 | Quantity of items | 1 |
| 20090200137 | VERTICALLY STAGGERED PALLET STACKING ASSEMBLY LINE AND METHOD - A pallet stacking assembly line having at least two pick-and-place robots are used. The first robot has a relatively low position. The second robot is in an elevated position. A pallet dispenser dispenses a first pallet onto a pallet conveyor The pallet conveyor moves the first pallet to a first build position in front of the first robot. The first robot picks products from a first pick position and stacks them on the first pallet. Once the stack of products on the first pallet reach approximately half the finished stack height, the pallet conveyor carries the first pallet to a second build position in front of the second robot. At the same time, the pallet dispenser dispenses a second pallet which is carried to the first build position. The second robot picks products from a second pick position and places them on the upper portion of the stack on the first pallet to complete the stack. Meanwhile, the first robot is picking and placing products on the lower portion of the second pallet. The process continues indexing, with both robots ideally being busy all the time. Each robot builds half the stack on the pallet, | 08-13-2009 |
| 198341070 | Item presence | 3 |
| 20120217129 | WORK SYSTEM - A work system according to embodiments includes a robot and work stations. The robot performs a predetermined work on a workpiece as a work target. The work stations are places where the predetermined work is performed on the workpiece. The robot performs conveying of the workpiece between the work stations. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20140131166 | BOARD WORKING SYSTEM, BOARD CONVEYING APPARATUS, AND BOARD WORKING APPARATUS - A board working system includes a board working apparatus working on a board and a board conveying apparatus including a first board conveying portion, connected to the board working apparatus. The board conveying apparatus is provided with a shutter device closing such that the maximum interval of an opening gap leading from the first board conveying portion to the board working apparatus is not more than a prescribed value when setup for the first board conveying portion is performed. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140158497 | BULK-PRODUCT CONVEYOR WITH SENSOR - A conveyor belt having a sensor probe extending upward from an outer conveying surface into a mat of bulk products conveyed on the belt. The probe senses a condition of the product mat at a predetermined depth. The probe height above the conveying surface may be fixed or may be adjustable to be positioned at a critical depth within the product mat. | 06-12-2014 |
| 198341080 | Conveyor responsive to station operation | 8 |
| 20080202891 | Vibratory system for distributing articles - The present invention is a vibratory distribution system which utilizes a metering gate assembly useful for selectively passing and diverting articles from a stream of articles to either or both a downstream conveyor or a cross conveyor. The metering gate assembly is capable of providing a proportional distribution in response to a user specified control point. The metering gate assembly includes an actuator that is borne by the conveyor bed, and a control valve that is operable to hold a slide gate in a desired position despite the violent vibratory motion imparted by the conveyor bed. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090120763 | BELT DRIVING DEVICE, DRIVING DEVICE, METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt driving device and associated method are provided. The driving device includes a plurality of rollers including a driving roller. A belt is configured to be tensioned by the plurality of rollers, and to be driven by the driving roller. An outside roller is configured to contact an outer surface of the belt and to be driven by a driving source. A detection portion is configured to detect a driving load of one of the driving roller and the outside roller. A controller is configured to drive the other one of the driving roller and the outside roller based on the driving load detected by the detection portion. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110056796 | Method of Controlling Transport Amount Transport Device and Recording Apparatus - A method of controlling transport amounts of a pair of first rollers and a pair of second rollers, the pair of first rollers operable to nip a medium so as to transport the medium in a transport direction, the pair of second rollers operable to nip the medium so as to transport the medium and disposed at a downstream side of the pair of first rollers in the transport direction, the medium on which a recording is performed by a recording head disposed between the pair of first rollers and the pair of second rollers, the method includes performing a first correction with respect to the transport amounts of the pair of first rollers and the pair of second rollers; and performing a second correction with respect to the transport amounts of at least the pair of first rollers, from a state in which length between a trailing end of the medium and a nip point of the medium at which the medium is nipped by the pair of first rollers is a predetermined length to a state in which the medium is released from being nipped by the pair of first rollers. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110214964 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE REVERSAL OF DIRECTION IN THE TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES - A method and an apparatus enable the reversal of direction in a transport of articles, in particular flat mail items. The length of the leading article is measured. The two articles are transported, with a gap between them, to a direction reversal device. The direction reversal device possesses a “head station” and transports the two articles over a transport path in a transport direction and, subsequently, over the same transport path in the opposite transport direction. If the measured length is greater than a stipulated standard maximum length, the leading article is additionally transported over an additional transport route which follows the transport path, specifically, first, in the transport direction and, subsequently, in the opposite transport direction. The two articles are subsequently transported away in succession. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20130180824 | MULTI-MODE AND MULTI-PITCH CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A conveyor system comprising: a track section comprising a control system; a drive system that is controlled by the control system; a plurality of moving elements that are driven by the drive system; a pallet support apparatus; a plurality of pallets that are configured to engage with the moving elements and move on the pallet support apparatus; and a plurality of workstations provided along the track section, each workstation at a predetermined pitch from each other workstation, wherein at least some of the pitches are different among workstations, wherein the control system, drive system and moving elements are configured such that each pallet of the plurality of pallets is independently advanced through the workstations based on the pitches of the workstations. | 07-18-2013 |
| 198341090 | Speed control | 3 |
| 20100059331 | BOTTLE HANDLING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device and a method of processing containers. Herein, a processing system is used in which all of the processing units for the containers are kinematically rigidly coupled to one another. According to the invention, a specified number of containers is supplied to the first processing unit of the system and the working speed of the system is reduced after the last container has left the first processing unit and before the specified number of the first containers has reached the second processing unit. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20120160633 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PRODUCTS - A system includes a mounting machine, a first transferring device, a second transferring device, a third transferring device, a sensor, a control device electronically connected to the second transferring device, and a catching device. The first, second, and third transferring devices are arranged in sequence along the flow line to transmit a plurality of products. The first sensor detects the plurality of products at a predefined location. The first control device controls the second transferring device to go from a flow direction of the flow line. The catching device is movable relative to the mounting machine and catches the plurality of products at the predefined location. The first transferring device transmits the plurality of products to the second transferring device along the flow direction, and the third transferring device receives the plurality of products caught by the catching device. The invention further offers a method for processing products. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20140076687 | PRODUCTION PLANT FOR BULK GOODS - The production plant for bulk goods essentially includes a feed side for raw material, a processing unit for the material and a removal side for the processed products. In plants with a high output, the individual units of the plant run at a very high speed, causing wear and, as a result, disruptions to the process. It is therefore the object to step down the plant units running at a particularly high speed without thereby reducing the output. In the illustrative case of a plant for producing cotton sticks, this object is achieved by reducing the speed on the primary side and increasing the loading. When the speed of the primary chain is halved and the loading of blanks and wads is doubled, the same output is achieved with a significantly more moderate speed. | 03-20-2014 |
