EP 1299298 A1 20030409 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SUSPENDED TRANSPORT OF OBJECTS ON A TRANSPORT TRACK COMPRISING AN ACCUMULATED STORE
Title (en)
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SUSPENDED TRANSPORT OF OBJECTS ON A TRANSPORT TRACK COMPRISING AN ACCUMULATED STORE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR GEHALTENEN FÖRDERUNG VON GEGENSTÄNDEN AUF EINER FÖRDERSTRECKE MIT PUFFERSPEICHER
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE TRANSPORT D'OBJETS A L'ETAT MAINTENU SUR UNE VOIE DE TRANSPORT COMPRENANT UNE RESERVE D'ACCUMULATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- CH 0100393 W 20010626
- CH 13482000 A 20000707
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0204330A1] The invention relates to retaining elements (1), which are equipped for the suspended transport of individual objects (2) that can be displaced independently of one another in at least a limited manner along a section of rail (5) and that maintain a uniform minimum distance between one another, when being pushed along. During transport, the retaining elements accumulate at an accumulation point by means of an accumulation element (16), in such a way that a reserve store (12) is formed upstream of the accumulation point and said elements are then released from the reserve store (12) in a controlled manner. The retaining elements (1) are not released and transported away from the reserve store (12) individually, but in groups (15) of retaining elements. In said groups, (15) the retaining elements (1) advantageously maintain the aforementioned minimum distance between one another. An additional accumulation element (16), which acts at an additional accumulation point upstream of the first accumulation point, is used to form in advance the groups (12) that are to be released in the reserve store (12). In said manner, the formation of groups is integrated into the accumulation operation in the form of a concentration of the process and the stream of groups that is transported away from the accumulated store (12) can be fed, without further modification, to a unit (4), in which groups of objects suspended by retaining elements (1) are processed, for example, stacked and packaged in batches.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65H 29/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B65H 29/003 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 29/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 33/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2405/55 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0204330 A1 20020117; AT E264257 T1 20040415; AU 2001273757 B2 20060112; AU 7375701 A 20020121; CA 2414169 A1 20030103; CA 2414169 C 20090519; DE 50101995 D1 20040519; DK 1299298 T3 20040726; EP 1299298 A1 20030409; EP 1299298 B1 20040414; ES 2218420 T3 20041116; US 2003098219 A1 20030529; US 6968937 B2 20051129
DOCDB simple family (application)
CH 0100393 W 20010626; AT 01940041 T 20010626; AU 2001273757 A 20010626; AU 7375701 A 20010626; CA 2414169 A 20010626; DE 50101995 T 20010626; DK 01940041 T 20010626; EP 01940041 A 20010626; ES 01940041 T 20010626; US 33230203 A 20030106