Method and system for synchronizing loads before injection on a tilt tray type sorting system
US6976572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G43/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for synchronizing loads before the injection thereof on a sorting machine, consisting of trays which pass in front of an injection system comprising conveyors for moving the loads towards an injection site, a synchronization conveyor for positioning a load in order to place it on a tray, a device for injecting a load from the synchronization conveyor onto the machine and a cell for detecting the position of the loads at the exit of the synchronization conveyor. When a load passes the cell, the synchronization conveyor and the injection device are reversed and accelerated slightly to a top speed of VAR, so that the load returns to obscure the cell; the reverse movement is maintained until the cell is no longer obscured; and the synchronization conveyor is moved forward and accelerated slightly to a top speed of VAV until the cell is obscured.
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