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Conveyor system and method for feeding to a downstream processing unit

US8322515B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

Karl Rausch · Hamden, US
Josef Mayer · Rosenheim, DE
Bruno Schmidt · Holiday, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 12, 2010
Grant date	Dec 4, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 19, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65B2220/14
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A conveyor system and a method for feeding articles of at least two different types to a downstream processing unit are disclosed. The conveyor system comprises an infeed unit for the articles, an arrangement zone downstream from the infeed unit, and a lane zone downstream from the arrangement zone. In the lane zone the articles are transported to the downstream processing unit in an ordered state. The infeed unit comprises at least two conveyor belts, to each of which there corresponds a direction of transport for the articles in a section of the arrangement zone, wherein the directions of transport enclose an angle between them.

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