ZONE CONTROLLER FOR MODULAR CONVEYOR SYSTEM

Method and apparatus for controlling a conveyor system including a conveyor zone having a plurality of conveyor regions. A zone controller is configured to track the position of one or more articles within a controlled zone. The zone controller may be operatively coupled to controllers of adjacent z...

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Hauptverfasser:	MIYAZAKI, TOSHIHIRO, PETROV, DIMITAR, IVANOV, SOTIROV, IVAYLO, N, ICHIEDA, KAZUYA, KNAPKE, JAMES, P, COMBS, CHARLES, R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING CONVEYING FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS REGULATING SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS STORING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Method and apparatus for controlling a conveyor system including a conveyor zone having a plurality of conveyor regions. A zone controller is configured to track the position of one or more articles within a controlled zone. The zone controller may be operatively coupled to controllers of adjacent zones, and may receive and transmit data relating to the position of articles in the controlled zone and whether the zone is accepting articles from the other controllers. Articles are moved within the controlled zone by selectively activating the zone based on determined positions of articles within the controlled zone, the positions of articles within adjacent zones, and/or the operating mode of the zone. The zone controller may thereby operate cooperatively with adjacent zones to manage spacing between articles by selectively positioning multiple articles within the zone, and may accumulate or discharge articles from the conveyor system in a desired arrangement.