Carton unloader with self-aligning interface

A self-aligning interface (6300) is attached to a robotic carton unloader (6100) and provides an interface between an extendable conveyor (6200) and the robotic carton unloader (6100). The self-aligning interface (6300) can include a positional measurement device (6320, 6320b, 6320c) mounted on the...

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Hauptverfasser:	Roper, Dean, Simons, John, Griggs, Steven W, Blough, Nathan, Girtman, Michael L
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES COMPUTING CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING CONVEYING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS HAND TOOLS HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL MANIPULATORS MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS REGULATING SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS STORING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A self-aligning interface (6300) is attached to a robotic carton unloader (6100) and provides an interface between an extendable conveyor (6200) and the robotic carton unloader (6100). The self-aligning interface (6300) can include a positional measurement device (6320, 6320b, 6320c) mounted on the robotic carton unloader (6100) and operatively engaged with the extendable conveyor (6200) to provide positional information about the location of the extendable nose conveyor (6220) relative to the positional measurement device (6320, 6320b, 6320c). A control unit (6180) is attached to the robotic carton unloader (6100) for full robotic control of robotic carton unloader (6100) and the unloading process. The control unit (6180) is connected to the positional measurement device (6320, 6320b, 6320c) and the extendable conveyor (6200). The control unit (6180) uses positional information to calculate and control extension and retraction movements of the extendable conveyor (6200) in unison with the forward and reverse movements of the robotic carton unloader 6100 to ensure unloaded cartons (12) exiting the moving truck unloader are received on the extendable conveyor (6200).