APPARATUSES FOR TRANSFERRING ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

摘要

A method of manufacturing a transfer assembly for transferring articles from a first moving carrier to a second moving carrier is provided. The method comprises providing a programmable motor and a motor control system. The motor control system and the programmable motor define an excitation frequency. The method comprises providing a carrier member comprising a housing comprising a wall and shifting a natural frequency of the carrier member by forming the wall with a first carbon fiber layer having a first fiber orientation extending in a first direction and with a second carbon fiber layer having a second fiber orientation extending in a second direction that is different than the first direction. The shifting the natural frequency establishes the natural frequency of the carrier member to be at least 1.1 times greater than or at least 1.1 times less than the excitation frequency.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing a transfer assembly configured to transfer one or more articles from a first moving carrier to a second moving carrier, the method comprising:
providing a programmable motor; providing a motor control system for the programmable motor, wherein the motor control system and the programmable motor define an excitation frequency; providing a carrier member comprising a housing comprising a carbon fiber portion; and shifting a natural frequency of the carrier member by forming the carbon fiber portion with a first carbon fiber layer having a first fiber orientation extending in a first direction and with a second carbon fiber layer having a second fiber orientation extending in a second direction that is different than the first direction, wherein the shifting the natural frequency step establishes the natural frequency of the carrier member to be at least 1.1 times greater than or at least 1.1 times less than the excitation frequency of the motor control system and the programmable motor.