Conveyor device and method for the automated conveyance of individual products
US9815635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/0266
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor device for the automated conveyance of individual products in a direction of conveyance, the conveyor device being configured as a hanging conveyor device, comprises several adapters each provided with an adapter identification means for accommodating the individual products, wherein each individual product comprises an individual product transponder, a transponder reading unit for reading individual product data of the individual product transponder, an adapter data reading unit for reading adapter data of the adapter identification means, a control unit which is in signal communication with the transponder reading unit and the adapter data reading unit for linking the individual product data read by means of the transponder reading unit with the adapter data read by means of the adapter data reading unit.
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