Control system and method therefor
US7831323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/025
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flexible control system and method of controlling a processing operation. The control system and method may be employed to control a high speed manufacturing system for processing articles of manufacture requiring processes to be performed on the articles at a pre-selected processing rate includes a trunk for simultaneously conveying a plurality of the articles of manufacture at the pre-selected processing rate in a first mode of motion from the beginning of the manufacturing system to the end of the system. At least one branch processing station is positioned intermediate the beginning and the end of the trunk wherein the branch processing station during its operation performs at least one process on articles of manufacture conveyed on the branch processing station and where the articles are conveyed in a second mode of motion. At least one transfer device is positioned intermediate the trunk and the branch processing station to continuously extract articles of manufacture from the trunk and transition the movement of the extracted articles of manufacture from the first mode of motion to the second mode of motion for transfer to the branch processing station. The transfer device…
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