发明名称 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCT COUNTING, GROUPING AND DISCHARGING |
摘要 |
An apparatus and method to efficiently and accurately count, group and discharge individual products from a production line. The apparatus and methods are suitable for a variety of products, including products with irregular shapes, and/or products that travel down production lines at irregular intervals. In one embodiment the apparatus can have a delivery conveyor having a product sensor; a grouping conveyor adjacent to the delivery conveyor having a plurality of containment areas to receive a plurality of products; and a controller communicatively connected to the delivery conveyor, the grouping conveyor, and the product sensor, the controller configured to count product traveling on the delivery conveyor during a grouping sequence and to discharge a product group from the grouping conveyor during a discharge sequence at a predetermined product count. The grouping conveyor can be at substantially right angles to the delivery conveyor. |
申请公布号 |
US2014174884(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.06.26 |
申请号 |
US201414168879 |
申请日期 |
2014.01.30 |
申请人 |
Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC |
发明人 |
Kelly Gregory J.;Lehmann Douglas M. |
分类号 |
B65G47/26;B65G47/24 |
主分类号 |
B65G47/26 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. An apparatus to count, group and discharge products, comprising:
a delivery conveyor having a product sensor; a grouping conveyor adjacent to the delivery conveyor having a plurality of containment areas to receive a plurality of products; and a controller communicatively connected to the delivery conveyor, the grouping conveyor, and the product sensor, the controller configured to count product traveling on the delivery conveyor during a grouping sequence then command the grouping conveyor to discharge a product group from the grouping conveyor during a discharge sequence at a predetermined product count. |
地址 |
Northfield IL US |