CONVEYER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS

PURPOSE:To enable highly developed sorting work in a conveyer comprising plural carts having an opening and closing gate coupled in a chain by reading a code of the goods with a reader and opening the gate corresponding to the result of reading when the goods reaches at a carry-out position. CONSTIT...

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Main Authors INOUE TERUICHI, INOUE HARUKI, KOYAMA SHIYOUJI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.11.1982
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:PURPOSE:To enable highly developed sorting work in a conveyer comprising plural carts having an opening and closing gate coupled in a chain by reading a code of the goods with a reader and opening the gate corresponding to the result of reading when the goods reaches at a carry-out position. CONSTITUTION:A conveyer line 1 comprises plural cars 9 coupled in a chain, and the required number of carry-in devices 2 and carry-out devices 3 are disposed at arbitrary positions along the line 1. An address sheet where a bar code number and the like are printed is attached to goods 4 to be handled, and the goods 4 is carried in the cart 9 at random by the carry-in device 2. In a process of transportation by the cart 9, the address sheet is read to memory in a control unit which goods 4 is placed on which cart 9. In carrying out the goods, the arrival of the cart 9 is detected through a reader 26, and a gate open guide 23 is advanced by a cylinder 33 to open the gate 4, so that the goods 4 is transported through a chute 13.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP19810066911