Apparatus and method for the suspended conveyance of items
US11884491B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/0291
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for the suspended conveyance of items includes a conveyor system which has a conveyor rail along which the items can each be conveyed suspended from an overhead adapter, and a plurality of buffer devices which are coupled to the conveyor system, which buffer devices are each designed as a circulating storage device, which buffer devices have a discharge conveyor, a separating unit arranged upstream of the discharge conveyor, an identification unit arranged downstream of the separating unit, and a diverter element arranged on the discharge line for discharging the overhead adapters, wherein the discharge conveyor is operable at a first conveying speed when no overhead adapter to be discharged has been identified, is operable at a second conveying speed when an overhead adapter to be discharged has been identified, wherein the second conveying speed is lower than the first conveying speed.
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