| 摘要 |
<p>A conveyor system (10) and associated method for conveying tires (14) received from a multiplicity of tire presses (A, B) . The conveyor system shown comprises a main, or trench, conveyor (12) flanked on opposite sides by opposing groups of tire presses (A, B) . Discharge conveyors (18) deliver tires (14) from the tire presses (A, B) to the main conveyor (12) at multiple positions along the length of the main conveyor (12) . The tires (14) are delivered from both sides of the main conveyor (12) , which conveys them downstream. An open-loop sequencer (30) activates each discharge conveyor (18) to deliver tires (14) to the main conveyor (12) according to a schedule including the sequence of activating each of the discharge conveyors (18) so as to avoid collisions between tires (14) on the main conveyor (12) .</p> |
