Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a possibility of breakage caused by mutual contact, collision, or the like of eggs on a feed conveyor. SOLUTION: This feed conveyor is provided with at least one endless conveying member, and a plurality of transverse members extending orthogonally to a conveying direction. Each transverse member is provided with at least one hourglass-shaped roller, wherein the rollers situated behind each other form at least one corresponding row, and there is a conveying position for each article between two continuous rollers. The transverse members at least during receiving and conveying are located on the same plane. The articles are arranged in groups in row-shaped patterns in conveying positions of a well-defined lay-on portion of the conveyor, and the pattern of a next group links up with and is contiguous to a pattern of a preceding group. The lay-on portion and the successive downstream part of the conveyor are located on different planes, and an angle between these planes, reckoned in the conveying direction, is 180° or more. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a suction device suspending objects having different sizes after retaining with their lower ends aligned at approximately same heights and preventing the object from being compressed in releasing. SOLUTION: This suction cup device is provided with bellows members 1 having connecting members in one ends and lip-shaped opening parts in the other ends, approaching to sucked objects in an approaching direction, or a releasing direction in order respectively, sucking them, gripping them by the suction, disposing them by moving, and releasing them in the last, and capable of compressing them by short distances in the approximately approaching direction, or the disposition direction, suction ducts 20 connected to the bellows members 1 by the connecting members, and a frame connected to at least one suction duct having a feeding/emitting device and connected to a moving device. The suction duct 20 is movable in the approaching, or the disposition direction of the frame and, when the bellows member 1 is compressed by the short distance in being retained and released, the suction duct 20 moves only in the reverse direction of the approaching, or the disposition direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Abstract:
Installation de traitement de pièces se présentant en séries de pièces successives sur un tapis (2) les entraînant en défilement suivant une ligne principale de convoyage, des pièces sélectivement identifiées dites non conformes sont extraites de ladite ligne de convoyage, dans un dispositif de transfert (1), par l'action d'outils de saisie (8) portés en périphérie d'un tambour tournant (6) monté transversalement à la ligne de convoyage et agencé rotatif sur lui-même pour parcourir le tapis en permettant la saisie des pièces non conformes par lesdits outils de saisie et les libérer une fois transportées hors de la ligne de convoyage. Les outils de saisie sont du type à tête de préhension pneumatique comme le sont notamment des ventouses. Celles-ci sont mises en dépression par rapport à l'air environnant à partir d'une chambre de basse pression ménagée à l'intérieur du tambour avec laquelle chacune est reliée par un conduit interne à un bras porteur de l'outil.
Abstract:
Ein Transportelement zur Aufnahme und zum Transport von kugel-zylinder-oder eiförmigen Gegenständen, insbesondere Lebensmitteln, insbesondere Eiern, entlang einer Beförderungsstrecke, aufweisend mehrere in Längserstreckung nebeneinander angeordnete Lagerstellen, wobei das Transportelement als rinnenförmiger Körper (1) ausgebildet ist, mit einem im Querschnitt teilkreisförmig gebogenen, einen Winkel(α)von mindestens 180° einschließenden Aufnahmeraum (2), wobei die Lagerstellen als schlitzförmige Ausnehmungen (3) im teilkreisförmig gebogenen Bereich des rinnenförmigen Körpers (2) ausgebildet sind, die sich parallel zueinander und quer zur Längserstreckung des rinnenförmigen Körpers (2) beidseits bis zu einen jeweiligen Längsrand bildenden Längsstegen (5) erstrecken.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring eggs from a upstream first endless roller conveyor (1) to a downstream second endless roller conveyor (2), • wherein the eggs during transfer are guided by means of a star wheel unit (3), thereby rotating and taking over the eggs at the very downstream down going end of the first conveyor, guiding the eggs during a downward movement over a saddle (4), and releasing the eggs onto the very upstream end of the second conveyor (2), • wherein the first conveyor (1) has a first transporting speed vl and the second conveyor (2) has a second transporting speed v2, with substantially v2/vl = r, with r a real number > 1, • wherein at least the second conveyor is transporting the eggs in a transporting direction in a substantial horizontal plane, wherein the eggs are transferred onto an horizontal part of said second conveyor. The system of the invention has appeared very suitable for both remedying breakage of eggs, for increasing egg processing capacities, and for manufacturing conditions. The invention also provides a method for transferring eggs.
Abstract:
An end of arm tool that is capable of handling fragile items such as eggs that are packaged in containers (e.g., egg cartons) that require special handling is provided. The end of arm tool comprises pivotal clamps operated by sliding-contact linear actuators and return springs. A retractable gripper for placing divider sheets between packages in the cases may be disposed above the clamps and oriented 90 degrees from the clamps, so that the clamps and gripper may be attached to the same tool without either obstructing the operation of the other. In addition, a method of loading packages, and optionally divider sheets, into cases using the end of arm tool apparatus of the present invention is provided.
Abstract:
A transfer system for providing faster and increased volume processing of eggs having an overhead positioned egg conveyor. A rotating brush wheel positioned underneath the conveyor receives eggs and includes a first and second pluralities of bristles having, respectively, lesser and greater stiffness. An egg receiving reservoir exhibits a receiving lane positioned underneath and in alignment with the brush wheel for receiving and redirecting the eggs in a lane dedicated fashion to a subsequent egg handling operation. A plurality of spool bars are arranged in parallel extending and spaced apart fashion and defining a number of individual egg conveying lanes and each further include first and second spool bar portions secured in end-to-end fashion to establish an overall dimension. First and second drive supports are arranged at opposite ends of the spool bar portions, a third drive support arranged within the egg transfer mechanism and supporting opposing and intermediate engaging ends of each pair of spool bar portions. The intermediate drive support prevents sagging of the intermediate ends of the spool bar portions.