Interactive control system for packaging control
US5942188A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/122
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An interactive control system for controlling the automatic consolidation of contact lenses in a contact lens product flow, the interactive control system comprises a product line having random variations in product flow. A consolidation buffer receives the products from the product line. A controller initiates consolidation of the random variations in the product flow. The consolidation is preferably performed by at least one stacking cylinder.
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