| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 198369100 | One of a plurality of main line conveyors selectively moves to connect with a spaced path | 18 |
| 20100072025 | CONVEYOR SWITCH FOR BAKED GOODS - A system and method of conveying objects. A switching station is operated in coordination with gaps formed in a first product stream carried on an upstream conveyor, to split the first product stream into two or more second product streams carried on downstream conveyors. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100072026 | LATERAL LOAD BUILDING CONVEYOR APPARATUS - A load moving apparatus is operable to move a load, such as a stack of sheet product, in a first and second direction on a staging area. The load moving apparatus includes a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and a translating device. The first conveyor defines the staging area and is configured to move a load in a first direction. The second conveyor is positioned within the staging area and is configured to move the load in a second direction different from the first direction. The translating device is configured to move vertically one of the first conveyor and the second conveyor relative to the other of the first conveyor and the second conveyor. The load moving apparatus can be used to build or break down loads entering the staging area. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20130105275 | BELT CONVEYOR SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
| 20140041989 | NARROW BELT SORTER - A material handling system and more particularly to a narrow belts conveyor system including a sorter that allows articles or loads to change from one conveyor segment to an adjacent segment. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140090955 | SLIDE RETRACT FOR CONVEYOR - A package handling device includes a conveyor, a sensor system and a reject system. The conveyor transports a product along a product handling line. The sensor system is proximate to the conveyor system to determine at least one characteristic of the product for comparison to product acceptance criteria. Failure of the product to meet product acceptance criteria generates a reject signal. The reject system directs the product to a reject bin responsive to the reject signal via a movable assembly that moves a portion of the conveyor to create a gap in the product handling line. The reject system includes a retract slide adjustment bracket that has at least one mounting position to which a selected retraction device is attachable to define a size of the gap based on the selected retraction device and the at least one mounting position limiting a movement range of the movable assembly. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140116841 | Transmission Having Variable Output Orientation - A conveying surface is defined by outputs with respective orientations that can be varied while maintaining the input in a constant orientation, and which can be used to more than a single direction. Power may be transmitted from a source of linear power to the conveying surface through rotation about an axis perpendicular to the conveying surface. | 05-01-2014 |
| 198369200 | Endless conveyor or portion thereof pivots about a horizontal axis perpendicular to path | 6 |
| 20090107801 | EGG TRANSPORT MODULE - An egg transport system has an egg transport module ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110259712 | APPARATUS FOR STACKING ELECTRODE PLATES - An apparatus for stacking electrode plates includes a first and second transfer conveyor units, and an electrode plate support. The first transfer conveyor unit includes an addressing conveyor and a movable conveyor, and a power unit drives the movable conveyor upward and downward to vary the angle between the movable conveyor and the addressing conveyor. The second transfer conveyor unit has a plurality of conveyors located at different heights. The electrode plate support has a plurality of support plates which are placed vertically parallel to one another. The electrode plate support is moved upward and downward in a vertical direction via a conveyor device to move the support plates to positions adjacent to their own corresponding conveyors of the second transfer conveyor unit at different heights, and each of the support plates accepts an electrode plate from its own corresponding conveyor of the second transfer conveyor unit. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120067694 | PRODUCT REDISTRIBUTION APPARATUS - A product redistribution device, including a pivotable main conveyor for conveying products, a storage apparatus for receiving the products at an input location and for outputting the temporarily stored products at a drop-off location, wherein the products can be pushed out at the drop-off location by a pushing device of the storage apparatus, wherein a discharge conveyor is available for receiving the pushed out products, wherein the product redistribution device includes a decoupling apparatus and a load conveyor for temporarily storing the products. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20130153364 | Apparatus for the Supply of Products - An apparatus for conveying products comprising at least one conveyor device being drivable by a drive shaft in order to supply the products to each of a plurality of output regions, wherein said conveyor device comprises a support structure which can be pivoted about an axis of rotation of said drive shaft for individually changing said output region. Said support structure is pivotably supported by a jointed arm arrangement at a support element spaced apart from said drive shaft such that, by moving said jointed arm arrangement, said support structure is pivotable about said axis of rotation of said drive shaft. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130319817 | CONVEYING DEVICE WITH A MAGNETIC COUPLING - The invention relates to a conveying device having a first and a second conveyor belt and a moveable turnout which directs a flow of products onto the first and/or second conveyor belt. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140216895 | MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a material distribution system and method thereof, comprising first, second and third conveyors, first, second, third and fourth material distribution paths, first and second material distribution rockers, and a movable material-distributing guide plate. Material conveyed on the second conveyor is delivered to the first or second material distribution rocker by switching the movable material-distributing guide plate, material conveyed on the first or second conveyor is delivered to the first or second material distribution path by switching the first material distribution rocker, and material conveyed on the second or third conveyor is delivered to the third or fourth material distribution path by switching the second material distribution rocker. Uniform distribution or non-uniform distribution of material conveyed on three routes of conveyors to four routes of material distribution paths may be achieved by material distribution facilitated by one movable material-distributing guide plate and two material distribution rockers. | 08-07-2014 |
| 198369400 | Roller pivots about a vertical axis | 1 |
| 20100181166 | BELT JUNCTION CONVEYOR - A change-over mechanism causing a main support frame and a sub support frame to rotate is made up of a drive motor, a rotating body, and coupling rods. One end of the coupling rod is coupled to the rotating body, and the other end thereof is coupled to the main support frame. One end of the coupling rod is coupled to the rotating body, and the other end thereof is coupled to the sub support frame. When a belt junction conveyor is changed over between a first and a second transfer states, one of the coupling rods is pushed out and the other one is pulled by the rotating body rotating by an activation of the drive motor, so that the main and the sub support frames are rotated in the opposite direction from each other, and a direction of transport of products by an endless belt is changed over. | 07-22-2010 |
| 198369500 | Endless conveyor or portion thereof pivots about a vertical axis | 2 |
| 20100175966 | SORTER - An apparatus for distributing goods delivered on one or more feeding conveyor belts onto two or more removal conveyor belts, wherein the feeding conveyor belts as well as the removal conveyor belts are subdivided into a plurality of individual conveyor belts which are arranged in parallel side by side and are driven jointly. A rotary table having an essentially circular contour and also comprising a plurality of parallel individual conveyor belts which are also allocated to a joint drive is positioned between the feeding and the removal conveyor belts, wherein the feeding and the individual removal conveyor belts each closely reach up to the individual conveyor belts of the rotary table and are, in essence, adjusted in their length to the circular contour of the rotary table | 07-15-2010 |
| 20140054131 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OFFSETTING CONVEYOR - A conveyor assembly adapted to convey material comprising an offsetting conveyor having an offsetting conveyor tail end, an offsetting conveyor swing end, and an offsetting conveyor belt and being adapted to move between an offsetting conveyor centered position an offsetting conveyor angled position, and an offsetting conveyor offset position. The preferred conveyor assembly also comprises an offsetting conveyor swing actuator that is adapted to move the offsetting conveyor between the offsetting conveyor centered position and the offsetting conveyor angled position. The preferred conveyor assembly further comprises a chute having a chute feed end and a chute discharge end and being adapted to move between a chute centered position and a chute angled position. The preferred conveyor assembly still further comprises a chute actuator that is adapted to move the chute between the chute centered position and the chute angled position. A method for moving an offsetting conveyor. | 02-27-2014 |
| 198369600 | Rollers shift the load vertically to a different plane | 2 |
| 20140262684 | TRANSFER CONVEYOR - A material handling system incorporates one or more transfer conveyor sections configured to selectively discharge articles being conveyed in at least one direction which is disposed at a transverse angle relative to the incoming direction of the article. The transfer conveyor includes rotary cams with circumferential cam tracks which engage cam followers carried respective vertically movable conveying assemblies. Rotation of the cams disposes the carrying surfaces at desired conveying heights for selecting the discharge. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140291114 | CASE TURNER CONVEYING SYSTEM - A conveying system includes a case turner which selectively reorients selected articles or cases from an orientation to a desired orientation. The case turner includes a primary conveying path and a secondary conveying path which intersects with the primary conveying path. The conveying system may include a plurality of right angle transfer conveyors and an alternative conveying path for reject cases. A right angle transfer conveyor may be configured and controlled to reorient articles to a desired orientation. | 10-02-2014 |
| 198369700 | Conveyor slides to provide an opening in main path | 1 |
| 20100051415 | Barrel Drive Mechanism for Pallets - A rotary drive mechanism is used to insert a pallet into the workzone of a machine tool past the plane the guard doors. Cam barrels are mounted one each on the opposite ends of a pair of opposed drive shafts that are driven by a pair of drive hubs. The cam barrels engage cam followers mounted on the underside of the pallet to drive the pallet into the workzone of the machine tool. The connection between the drive shafts and the drive hubs is separable, allowing the drive shafts to be uncoupled from the drive hubs when desired. The drive hubs are mounted on a hub carrier that is rotatable about a vertical axis to uncouple the drive hubs from the drive shafts and swing the drive hubs out of the plane of the guard doors, allowing the doors to close. | 03-04-2010 |
