TOUCHLESS GUIDE DEVICE FOR A CONVEYOR

A conveyor (610), comprising:a first conveyor belt (622) for conveying articles along a product path moving in a first direction (621);a second conveyor belt (624) moving in a second direction (624);a guide device (650) for touchlessly guiding the articles along the product path without mechanically...

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Main Authors ROSEN, Robert L, RAGAN, Bryant, G
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 10.01.2018
Subjects
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A conveyor (610), comprising:a first conveyor belt (622) for conveying articles along a product path moving in a first direction (621);a second conveyor belt (624) moving in a second direction (624);a guide device (650) for touchlessly guiding the articles along the product path without mechanically contacting the articles;wherein the touchless guide is disposed below the product path to motivate the articles from the bottom direction;a junction zone (640) between the first and second conveyor belt comprising a plurality of curved rails (651, 652, 653) below the product path in the junction zone (640);wherein each curved rail comprises a linear induction motor;a low friction surface (660) directly above the rails (651, 652, 653) to form the product path in the transfer zone;wherein the curved the linear induction motors are activated to propel the articles around and through the 90° junction zone.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20150789516