Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
198347100 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM HAVING AUXILIARY SECTION FOR STORING ITEMS MOVING BETWEEN SOURCE AND DESTINATION | 60 |
20080308386 | Device for Buffering Products and a Method of Operating This - A device for buffering products comprises a plurality of accumulating conveyors ( | 12-18-2008 |
20080308387 | RECEIVE DEVICE AND CONVEYOR METHOD - A receive device of a conveyor unit, an apparatus including the receive device and a method for transporting rod-like articles for tobacco-processing. The receive device includes a deceleration device to decelerate the rod-like articles and an acceleration device to accelerate the rod-like articles. The acceleration device is arranged downstream from the deceleration device. A conveyor speed limit device is located between the deceleration device and the acceleration device. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 12-18-2008 |
20090050444 | Medicine supply system - A medicine supply system of the present invention comprising: a cart supply line | 02-26-2009 |
20090205929 | ARTICLE SELECTION AND LOADING SYSTEM - A system for loading articles into containers includes a first conveying mechanism for conveying containers to form a first stream of containers providing containers of a first type, a second conveying mechanism for conveying containers to form a second stream of containers providing containers of a second type, and a third conveying mechanism for conveying articles to form a stream of articles. The system further includes one or more articulated tools for selecting articles from the stream of articles and depositing those selected articles to load containers of the first stream of containers and a transfer mechanism for transferring loaded containers from the first stream of containers into containers from the second stream of containers. | 08-20-2009 |
20100000840 | Package temporary storage control mechanism for a cuboidal package conveying apparatus and operating method thereof - A package temporary storage control mechanism is located between a feeding end and a discharge end of a cuboidal package conveying apparatus, and includes a temporary storage trough, which has two upright plates defining an upper supporting zone and a lower waiting zone therebetween. Two supporting mechanisms are driven to ascend and descend vertically in the supporting zone and each includes a plurality of supporting fingers that can be extended into the supporting zone to locate at a supporting position for receiving and supporting a plurality of cuboidal packages fed from the feeding end to the supporting zone. Two carrying mechanisms are driven to ascend and descend vertically in the waiting zone and each includes a plurality of carrier seats that can be extended into the waiting zone to locate at a carrying position for carrying the cuboidal packages moved downward from the supporting zone. | 01-07-2010 |
20100018837 | Flat bottom silo for storing and conveying light and empty containers in bulk - Flat bottom silo for storing and conveying light and empty containers in bulk, wherein the silo defines a transient storage housing having an upper loading mouth and a lower unloading bottom communicated with at least one engine powered conveying belt. Into said transient storage housing there are ordered groups of provisory elongated baffle plates, distributed as per horizontal rows provided at different heights, for avoiding the formation of excessive accumulation columns of containers; wherein said unloading bottom embraces a surface equivalent to the lower quadrangular base of the housing, in correspondence with which the engine powered belts are provided, extending as per a horizontal plane, to assist in exiting the containers being unloaded. | 01-28-2010 |
20100038207 | Apparatus and Method for Forming Piece Goods Batches - An apparatus for forming piece goods batches, comprising a first transport device which transports the piece goods along a predefined transport path at a first transport speed, a second transport device which transports the piece goods along the predefined transport path at a second transport speed and which is arranged downstream of the first transport device along the transport path, and an assembling device which is arranged downstream of the second transport device along the transport path and forms batches from a plurality of piece goods. The apparatus may further comprise a buffer device which transports the piece goods along a variable buffer section and which is arranged between the first transport device and the second transport device, wherein the first transport speed and the second transport speed differ at least at times and the buffer device at least at times receives the piece goods streams brought about as a result of different speeds. | 02-18-2010 |
20100108464 | DEVICE FOR THE ACCUMULATION AND RELEASE OF PRODUCTS,ESPECIALLY PRODUCTS ARRANGED IN RANKS FEEDING PACKAGING LINES FOR SUCH PRODUCTS - A device for the accumulation and release of products (P) arranged in ranks, comprising an accumulation buffer ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100140048 | Dynamic Buffer - A dynamic buffer is associated to two consecutive conveyor lines, respectively belonging to a first machine and a second machine and comprises: a storage conveyor, in which an operating station for inlet and outlet of articles is defined, situated in proximity of an unloading position of the first line; handling organs for transferring the articles from the unloading position to the second line, in a condition of normal functioning of the second machine, or to the operating station of the storage conveyor, in a halted condition of the second machine. On restarting, the second machine is accelerated and the handling organs pick up the articles stored in the storage conveyor from the operating station, in the same order of insertion and in alternation with the articles supplied towards the unloading position; this stage proceeds up to the emptying of the storage conveyor. | 06-10-2010 |
20100193323 | Tire Conveyor Assembly and Components Thereof - An improved conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt for conveying a product to one or more product operations is disclosed. Such conveyor assembly includes a pair of spaced apart side frames that support the conveyor belt and between which the conveyor belt rotates. The side frames are formed from an upstanding member and a inwardly extending horizontal member. Both the frame upstanding member and the frame horizontal member carry a series of elongated slots. One or more L-shaped brackets are formed from a generally upstanding member and an inwardly extending member. Both the bracket upstanding member and the bracket horizontal member carry a series of elongated slots. The bracket horizontal member slots are configured to overlay the frame elongate horizontal member slots, and the bracket upstanding member slots are configured to overlay the frame upstanding member slots for attaching components to the frames. | 08-05-2010 |
20100258406 | HIGH-CAPACITY DEVICE FOR RECEIVING MAILPIECES - A storage device for a mail-handling machine, said storage device comprising a mailpiece-receiving deck along a longitudinal edge of which a referencing wall extends, and through which a conveyor belt passes for the purpose of conveying mailpieces along said referencing wall from an inlet of the device towards a sloping surface against which said mailpieces accumulate, said storage device further comprising a pivot arm that is mounted to move both vertically about hinge pin and horizontally along a slide rail, on which arm firstly a friction roller is mounted for pressing said mailpieces against the conveyor belt, and secondly a holding roller is mounted for pressing said mailpieces against the sloping surface. | 10-14-2010 |
20100307889 | INTERMEDIATE STORAGE FOR BULK GOODS - The intermediate storage ( | 12-09-2010 |
20110061992 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A PACK SEQUENCE - A method for forming a pack sequence, particularly packs of one or a plurality of articles, particularly beverage articles, including a sequence forming device, with a pack storing device for storing packs being connected to the sequence forming device via at least one transport path, the method including: transporting a pack along the at least one transport path from the pack storing device to the sequence forming device, wherein the transport of the pack is controlled such that the pack is introduced into the sequence forming device at a predetermined time. | 03-17-2011 |
20110073437 | STATION FOR RECEIVING PRODUCTS AND TEMPORARILY ACCOMMODATING THEM - A station for receiving products and temporarily accommodating them, which comprises a compartment that is delimited by two mutually opposite side walls and by a back wall, which lies opposite an open side of the compartment that constitutes an inlet for products to be received and accommodated temporarily. The back wall is movable along a direction that is parallel to the side walls in order to vary the depth of the compartment and the side walls are movable along a direction that is parallel to the back wall in order to vary the width of the compartment. Each side wall is constituted by a useful portion of a containment element and the containment element is at least partially able to slide parallel to itself in order to vary the length of the useful portion. | 03-31-2011 |
20110094852 | DUAL HOPPER TUBULAR FOOD PRODUCT LAUNCHER AND METHOD WITH ROBOTIC PICK BELT - A tubular food product launching system and method for interacting with a product loading head is disclosed. The system includes a pick belt, positioned alongside product carrying intermediate belts. The pick belt supplies additional product to a product inspector or vision equipped robot cell to replace defective or missing product observed on the intermediate belt(s) with replacement product from the pick belt. The overall system speed, and pick belt speed, can be adjusted to accommodate varying product post-launcher fill-rates in accord with the nature of the product and the abilities and speed of the robot cell and/or product inspector, so as to reliably assure 100% final fill-rate as product is fed to the loading head. | 04-28-2011 |
20110139579 | INTERMEDIATE STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN INTERMEDIATE STORAGE DEVICE - A store-feeding device including a feeding conveyer with a belt catch that can be positioned in an infinitely variable fashion in a horizontal and/or vertical direction. The belt catch can be controlled by a controller such that products can be conveyed from a production station directly to the packaging station by a conveyer. If the packaging station is fully utilized or stopped, the belt catch can be positioned such that the products can be placed in the store. A further conveyer can be loaded with rejected or faulty series of products. For this purpose, the belt catch can be retracted and lowered. | 06-16-2011 |
20110240440 | INTERMEDIATE STORAGE - The invention relates to an intermediate storage ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110247913 | Method of buffering and accumulating objects, such as plastic containers, between sequential or industrial processes - A simple and reliable passive method of temporarily accumulating or buffering objects upon a rotating table at an intermediate point typically between two industrial processes. Wheels are suspended from above the rotating accumulation table surface on a vertical axis causing the accumulated objects to be incrementally deflected toward either the table center or toward the table perimeter. Objects deflected toward the table center accumulate on the rotating table surface. Objects deflected to the perimeter eventually engage a chute where they exit toward the next downstream operation. | 10-13-2011 |
20110259711 | BUFFER CONVEYOR HAVING PARALLEL TRACKS - A conveyor for buffering products comprises at least first and second drivable curved conveyor parts, which are spaced from each other in horizontal direction. At least, the first conveyor part has at least an inner track and an outer track, wherein the outer track is adjacent to the inner track and disposed at the outside bend side of the inner track. The second conveyor part has at least a second conveyor part track, wherein one end of the outer track of the first conveyor part is coupled to one end of the second conveyor part track. An other end of the second conveyor part track is coupled to one end of the inner track of the first conveyor part. The first and second conveyor parts are at least partly helically-shaped. | 10-27-2011 |
20110272240 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING FOOD PRODUCTS TO A LOADING HEAD - An apparatus and method of transporting food products to a loading station having a cooling conveyor that selectively drops food product into a distributor. The distributor separates product into at least two lanes and drops product onto a conveyor. A balancing and diverting conveyor monitors and counts product in each lane and diverts product selectively based upon the sensed product. An orienter transfers product from a loading conveyor to a buffer conveyor. The buffer conveyor transfers product to a main conveyor which transfers product to a loading head. | 11-10-2011 |
20120024660 | BUFFER MEANS FOR CONTAINERS AND METHOD FOR BUFFERING CONTAINERS - A buffer means ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120118699 | Scalable shipping buffer having an integrated sorting function and corresponding method - A scalable shipping buffer ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120193189 | DEVICE FOR STORING MAILPIECES ON EDGE - A storage device for a mail-handling machine, said storage device comprising a mailpiece-receiving deck along a longitudinal edge of which a referencing wall extends, and through which a conveyor belt passes for the purpose of conveying mailpieces along said referencing wall from an inlet of the device towards a sloping surface against which said mailpieces accumulate, and a skid-forming part that is supported by a structure secured to said storage device and that comes to press against said stack of mailpieces substantially over the entire length of said stack, so as to jog the top of said stack. | 08-02-2012 |
20120255832 | AUTOMATIC TRANSACTION APPARATUS - Disclosed is an automatic transaction apparatus | 10-11-2012 |
20130032448 | STORAGE DEVICE FOR A FILLING LINE AND BEVERAGE FILLING LINE COMPRISING SUCH A STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device for a filling line for intermediately storing runners that are configured to accommodate containers includes a buffer stream configured to receive the runners with a variable intermediate storage capacity of the runners. An introduction device is configured to introduce the runners, independently of each other, from a storage area into the buffer stream. | 02-07-2013 |
20130037377 | STORE, IN PARTICULAR BUFFER STORE FOR STORING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - A buffer store for storing containers having a container axis has rotor that can be driven to rotate about a vertical machine axis. The rotor includes storing units distributed around the machine axis. Each one forms a storage region extending extends along an axial direction thereof in the rotor's longitudinal direction to accommodate containers in a storage position. Each container is oriented with its axis in either square or radial to the machine axis. A transport system introduces containers into and causes them to issue from the storage regions. The transport system swivels a container into storage position upon introduction of the container from a normal container position in which its container axis extends in a vertical direction. It also swivels a container out of storage position and into the normal position as the container is issued from a storage region. | 02-14-2013 |
20130043103 | SORTING DEVICE - A sorting device having at least one control unit for sorting mixtures of individual elements in sorting units according to at least one characterizing feature of the individual elements and having at least one conveyor belt. The sorting device comprises at least one buffer unit having at least two displaceable storage elements for intermediate storage of individual elements. | 02-21-2013 |
20130105273 | RECEIVING AND TRANSFERRING STATION FOR COVERSLIPPED SPECIMEN SLIDES | 05-02-2013 |
20140001008 | CONVEYOR ACCUMULATOR FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF ARTICLES BEING CONVEYED | 01-02-2014 |
20140138209 | DEVICE FOR BUFFERING MOLDED PARTS IN A BEVERAGE FILLING PLANT - A device for buffering molded parts in a beverage filling plant, and in one embodiment, for buffering container closures in a beverage filling plant, is described. The device has an intake and an outlet, between which a buffer surface for buffering the molded parts is disposed. The buffer surface is rotatably disposed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140138210 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING MOLDED PARTS IN A BEVERAGE FILLING PLANT - There is provided devices for supplying molded parts in a beverage filling plant. An exemplary device may include a circulating conveyor chain for conveying the molded parts, wherein the circular conveyor chain forms a helical conveying track between an intake area and a discharge area, and a buffer for buffering the molded parts, wherein the buffer is disposed at the intake area or at the discharge area. The buffer may include a buffer base are within the helical conveying track for buffering the molded part. Another exemplary device may include a circulating conveyor chain for conveying the molded parts, wherein the circular conveyor chain forms a helical conveying track between an intake area and a discharge area, and wherein the helical conveying track extends around a space which is free of machine parts. The space may be formed to allow for an assembly space or manhole through the device. | 05-22-2014 |
20140158498 | VALVE UNIT FOR FILLING ANGULAR TRANSPORT CHANNELS WITH MASS FLOW OF ROD LIKE ARTICLES - An angular channel ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140197010 | Automatic Conveyor Shutoff System - An automatic conveyor shutoff system for a farm implement, such as a grain cart or seed tender, includes a conveying device and a storage bin. The conveying device is configured to convey material into or from the storage bin. A weighing device measures the weight of the storage bin and outputs a signal representing the weight to a controller. The controller is configured to disable the conveying device when the weight reaches a preset limit. | 07-17-2014 |
20140311858 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM STRUCTURE - An automated storage and retrieval system includes an autonomous rover and a multilevel rack structure. The multilevel rack structure includes columns connected by rail beams transversely spanning between the columns. The rail beams define storage and transport levels and provide riding surfaces for the autonomous rover. The rail beams include integral fatigue resistant rover location apertures. | 10-23-2014 |
20140346008 | HIGH DENSITY STORAGE ARRAY SYSTEM - A conveyor system including a rack having a first level with an input conveyor being moveable with respect to the rack in a first direction of travel, a first storage conveyor being moveable with respect to the rack in a second direction of travel, a second storage conveyor being moveable with respect to the rack in a third direction of travel, and a cross transfer assembly being movable with respect to the input conveyor in both the second direction of travel and the third direction of travel so that the cross transfer assembly moves the object from the input conveyor onto one of the first storage conveyor and the second storage conveyor. The second direction of travel and the third direction of travel are transverse to the first direction of travel. | 11-27-2014 |
20150021143 | Storage Section of a Conveyor Device and Method for Temporarily Storing Articles - Disclosed is a storage section ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150053530 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING OF OPTICAL LENSES - A system and a method for processing of optical lenses in which the processing takes place by means of different processing apparatus between which there is a respective transfer apparatus. The transfer apparatus are used both for longitudinal and also cross conveyance. Each processing apparatus has its own conveyor apparatus which is controlled by the processing apparatus itself. The transfer apparatus are controlled by a central transfer control. | 02-26-2015 |
20150291367 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCUMULATING AND TRANSFERRING | 10-15-2015 |
20150298839 | APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING DOSED QUANTITIES OF SOLID DRUG PORTIONS COMPRISING MOVING COLLECTING CONTAINERS AND AN ANCILLARY DOSING STATION - An apparatus for packaging dosed quantities of solid drug portions includes multiple storage containers and dosing elements for storing and dispensing first dosed quantities of drug portions, multiple moving collecting containers for collecting and outputting drug portions to a packaging station, and fall tubes for guiding the drug portions dispensed by the dosing elements to the collecting containers. An ancillary dosing station has multiple buffer receptacles for storing and delivering second dosed quantities of drug portions to the collecting containers. A conveyor moves the collecting containers between multiple locations along a predetermined path. A controller controls closure members of the buffer receptacles depending on the positions of the moving collecting containers so that drug portions temporarily held in the buffer receptacles are output to selected collecting containers. | 10-22-2015 |
20150382519 | SUBSTRATE CONVEYING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING DEVICE - A substrate conveying system includes a mounting device conveyor for conveying a printed substrate in a first horizontal direction, an upstream-side conveyor , a downstream-side conveyor , and a buffer conveyor. The mounting device conveyor has a function of moving the printed substrate in a horizontal Y direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. The upstream-side conveyor is spaced apart from the downstream-side conveyor in the Y direction. The buffer conveyor has a function of conveying the printed substrate in the first direction, and a function of moving the printed substrate in the Y direction. When the mounting device conveyor and the buffer conveyor are positioned in the same position in the Y direction, the printed substrate is transferred from one of these conveyors to the other. | 12-31-2015 |
20160031655 | BUFFER CONVEYOR HAVING PARALLEL TRACKS - A conveyor for buffering products includes a first helical conveyor having a first conveyor input and a first conveyor output and a second helical conveyor having a second conveyor input and a second conveyor output. The first conveyor output is coupled to the second conveyor input and the second conveyor output is coupled to the first conveyor input. A loading station and a discharging station are configured to load and discharge products to and from the conveyor. A single conveyor belt follows the helical tracks of the first and second helical conveyors. | 02-04-2016 |
20160122135 | AUTOMATED CASE FLOW BUFFER - An automated flow buffer system includes infeed and discharge shuttle systems. A buffering system is disposed between the infeed shuttle system and the discharge shuttle system. The buffering system includes buffer conveyors arranged in an array to buffer one or more items. The infeed shuttle system and the discharge shuttle system each include a shuttle frame disposed proximal to an end of the buffering system and one or more shuttles independently moveable along the shuttle frame. Each of the shuttles include a drive system configured to move the shuttle in horizontal and vertical directions along the shuttle frame so that the shuttle is able to service the conveyors in the buffering system. The shuttle includes a conveyance mechanism upon which one or more of the items are transported. The conveyance mechanism is configured to convey the items to and/or from the buffer conveyors of the buffering system. | 05-05-2016 |
20160130093 | GRIPPING ELEMENT SUITABLE FOR USE WITH AN ACCUMULATOR TABLE, ACCUMULATOR TABLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A GRIPPING ELEMENT AND CONVEYOR SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH AN ACCUMULATOR TABLE - A gripping element for a transfer arrangement of an accumulator table, including a pair of opposing transfer devices for engaging a product at a gripping location on an infeed conveyor for the transfer devices and for releasing the product, the transfer devices having a driven, endless carrier including gripping elements, driven such that when the drive system is activated the gripping elements are moved by the endless carrier along an endless trajectory, the transfer devices configured for simultaneously moving all gripping elements, and the product engaged thereby, in a transfer direction along a transfer trajectory from the gripping location to a release location, includes a flexible fin for engaging the product, during use substantially extending in a plane aligned with the transfer direction, the fin having such a shape that, when at that gripping location, the transfer direction is substantially parallel to a product support surface of the infeed conveyor. | 05-12-2016 |
20160185534 | Product Conveying and Accumulation System - A product conveying and accumulation system utilizes multiple moving conveyors, including a first conveyor which transports product from an upstream location. A second accumulator conveyor, curvilinear in configuration, traveling at substantially the same or similar speed or a designated variable speed as the first conveyor, is aligned in the same plane as, is adjacent to, and may mate with the first conveyor at a predetermined location for contiguous movement in the same direction as the first conveyor at this predetermined location. A third accumulator conveyor is located within the curvilinear conveyor and substantially within the same transverse plane as the first and second conveyors. The presence of this third accumulator component into the conveyor system permits additional products to accumulate and circulate on and then ultimately be discharged from the conveyor system. | 06-30-2016 |
198347200 | Auxiliary section has the same entrance and exit | 12 |
20130026003 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COLLECTION MEANS FOR PRINTED PRODUCTS - A method for operating a collection system for printed products includes drawing off the printed products from discharge device(s) disposed at corresponding discharge point(s) in the collection system. The printed products are deposited on a collection section during a cycle period of the discharge device(s) so as to form a bundle of printed products. The bundle is transferred to a subsequent conveying mechanism having receiving pockets. It is determined whether at least one missing printed product exists due to an incorrect drawing off from the discharge point(s). A repair process is initiated and controlled in which the at least one missing printed product is drawn off from the corresponding discharge point(s) at a time corresponding to a subsequent recurrent pocket-related cycle of the subsequent conveying mechanism in a subsequent cycle period of the discharge device(s). The at least one missing printed product is inserted in the relevant receiving pocket. | 01-31-2013 |
20130199892 | Conveying System and Converying Method - A system for transporting an article between a plurality of processing devices includes a track extending above load ports of the processing devices, and an overhead travelling vehicle that travels along the track and has a hoist. A local track disposed lower than the track at least to a position under the track, and is oriented perpendicular to the track when viewed from above. A local carriage travels along the local track and has a hoist for vertically moving the article. A buffer disposed below the local track delivers and receives the article to and from the local carriage, and extends at least to a position under the track. | 08-08-2013 |
20140027242 | RECIRCULATING CONTINUOUS STORAGE APPARATUS - A continuous storage apparatus holds carriers each having many vertical shelves to be continuously loaded and unloaded by pushers at adjacent positions. The conveyor order of arrival of items is maintained on departure. Shelves hold items to be frozen or cooked during storage by a forward or backward (countercurrent) flow of recirculating cold or hot air within the tunnels of the machine. Carrier motion is provided by lifting and lowering conveyor chains at both ends of the tunnels and by shunting the carriers, supported by wheels or skids on rails along the tunnels, when pushed by an actuator. | 01-30-2014 |
20140124331 | Storage Device and Storage Method - A storage unit includes carousels each including a plurality of levels and including a plurality of spaces for storing containers on each level, the carousels rotating around a vertical shaft; a loading port for loading and unloading the containers; transport units for transporting the containers between the loading port and the storage spaces; and pipes for feeding clean gas such that feeding is turned on and off for each storage space, the pipes being configured to be connected to an intake port provided for each container. | 05-08-2014 |
20140124332 | Material Handling Apparatus for Delivering or Retrieving Items - A method and apparatus are provided for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a track that guides the delivery vehicles to/from the destination areas, which are positioned along the track. Once at the appropriate destination area, an item is transferred between the delivery vehicle and the destination area. | 05-08-2014 |
20140367220 | CARGO CONTAINER COMPRISING A STORAGE RACK MODULE AND A TRANSPORT MODULE - A cargo container for storing goods and for loading into a cargo compartment of a vehicle includes a housing including a base plate and defining an interior cavity, a storage rack arrangement in the form of a storage rack module and adapted for storing a plurality of goods in the cavity, and a transport arrangement in the form of a transport module and including a conveying means and a control unit therefor, operable for selectively transporting goods stored in the storage rack arrangement from the storage rack arrangement to a predetermined location in the cavity. For each of the storage rack modules and transport modules removable from the container, the cargo container includes a releasable coupling mechanism for fastening the respective module and for locating it in a predetermined position with respect to the remainder of the container. | 12-18-2014 |
20140367221 | PHARMACEUTICAL STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A storage and retrieval system includes a casing having an interior storage area and a staging area, a plurality of containers positioned in the interior storage area, and a gantry assembly positioned within the casing. The gantry assembly is operable to move each of the plurality of containers between the interior storage area and the staging area. The staging area simultaneously receives and supports more than one container to allow access to the more than one container. | 12-18-2014 |
198347300 | Auxiliary section has a reversibly driven conveyor for bidirectional article movement | 5 |
20130153363 | HIGH-SPEED STORAGE | 06-20-2013 |
20130186730 | DOCUMENT RECYCLE BOX - A document recycle box is provided to comprise: a housing | 07-25-2013 |
20140069772 | CARD MASS STORAGE DEVICE, CARD TRANSPORT, AND CARD STORAGE DEVICE, AS WELL AS SORTING METHOD FOR CARDS - In the case of a card mass storage device having a storage device and a card transfer, the storage device includes a main storage device and an interim storage device, which is disposed between the main storage device and the card transfer, to allow sorting processes that make implementing rapid access possible. | 03-13-2014 |
20140374215 | SYSTEM FOR STORING OBJECTS IN PREDETERMINED STORAGE CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a system for storing objects, such as surgical instruments, in predetermined storage containers ( | 12-25-2014 |
20160031656 | DENSITY-BASED CARRIAGE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ACCUMULATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACCUMULATOR - A method of accumulating products traveling in a conveyor system according to system conditions including: receiving products from an infeed conveyor onto a first conveyor in an accumulator; transferring by a carriage products from the first conveyor to a second conveyor in the accumulator; moving products from the second conveyor to an outfeed conveyor; detecting a density of products moving on the second conveyor; and moving the carriage with along the first and second conveyors if the detected density is above a certain density value. | 02-04-2016 |
198347400 | Plural laterally spaced, same direction auxiliary paths | 4 |
20080196997 | METHOD FOR CONVEYING CONTAINERS THROUGH OPERATING STATIONS AND A MULTIPLE CONVEYOR FOR ACTUATING THE METHOD - The multiple conveyor is associated to an automatic machine for filling containers, and moves the containers through an inlet station, a filling station, a capping station and an outlet station. The multiple conveyor comprises: two transporters developing along a ring-wound trajectory which includes the stations; four batteries each formed by a predetermined number of gripping organs provided to receive and grip a same predetermined number of containers, the batteries being arranged along the trajectory and constrained, in pairs, to respective drive groups, in such a way that the batteries of one pair are intercalated with those of the other pair, and distanced, with respect to the other pair by dynamically variable amounts; control and command organs, suited to managing the transporters independently one from the other, based on dynamically variable parameters, in agreement with the motion required from time to time by the stations occupied by the respective batteries of gripping organs ( | 08-21-2008 |
20140284175 | BUFFER MEANS FOR CONTAINERS AND METHOD FOR BUFFERING CONTAINERS - A buffer means and a method for buffering containers, in particular in a container handling apparatus, like for example bottles in a bottle filling apparatus, is described. The buffer means comprises at least a first conveyor track. Furthermore at least a second conveyor track is provided, which is drivable along a second transport direction. The first conveyor track and the second conveyor track are parallel to each other and form a buffer module. A transfer device transfers the containers from an infeed conveyor track onto an outlet conveyor track of the buffer module. By means of a sliding device the required buffer capacity of the buffer means can be set. Between the infeed conveyor track and the outlet conveyor track of a buffer module at least two further drivable transfer conveyors are provided. Thus a closed surface of the buffer module is created. | 09-25-2014 |
20140318926 | Method for Storing and Transporting Products and a Low Pressure Storage Device Therefor - A method for storing and transporting products in a low-pressure storage device and a low-pressure storage device therefore, to allow product storage in a simple manner, and to control the storage in a simple manner. The products transfer on a first storage path and on a second storage path that is arranged directly next to the first storage path, during the storage operation of the storage device. | 10-30-2014 |
20160052726 | Conveyor Accumulator for Controlling the Flow of Articles Being Conveyed - A buffer assembly is configured to buffer a stream of articles moving along a conveyor. The buffer assembly is interposed in said conveyor. The buffer assembly comprises a horizontal in-feed accumulator that is configured to receive the stream of articles from said conveyor, and a horizontal mass storage accumulator connected to an output of the horizontal in-feed accumulator for receiving said stream of articles therefrom. Each of the horizontal in-feed accumulator and the horizontal mass storage accumulator are configured to buffer said stream of articles. The buffer assembly also comprises a horizontal out-feed accumulator connected to the output of the horizontal mass storage accumulator that is configured to buffer the stream of articles. The in-feed buffering the articles prevents product compression and the buffering of the out-feed articles prevents the formation of gaps between product articles. | 02-25-2016 |