B65G21/12

Material handling equipment
11459193 · 2022-10-04 · ·

The present invention relates to a stacker for stockpiling bulk material, the stacker comprising: a chassis provided with either wheels or tracks; a conveyor; and a powered, telescoping cylinder leg for moving the conveyor with respect to the chassis, wherein the conveyor is at least 70 ft (21.3 m) long and wherein the telescoping cylinder leg is mounted at one end to the conveyor and at the other end is removably mountable to the chassis from a first, container transport position to a second, road transport position.

MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH ACCESS STATE CONVEYOR
20220112033 · 2022-04-14 ·

A material processing apparatus has a discharge conveyor that is coupled to the body of the apparatus so that it can pivot with respect to the body and be raised vertically with respect to the body. The coupling mechanism allows the pivoting and lifting of the conveyor to be performed by the same actuators. The discharge conveyor can be raised into an access state in which a transfer conveyor can be removed from the body.

Vehicle-mounted conveyor system

Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a vehicle-mounted conveyor system, and more specifically a maneuverable and mobile system interconnected to a motor vehicle, such as a truck, for conveying products and material. In some embodiments, the conveyor system comprises: a first conveyor; a second conveyor; a conveyor mount, wherein the first conveyor is interconnected to the conveyor mount; a first plate; a second plate; a post interconnected to the first plate; an arm member interconnected on one end to the post and interconnected on a second end to the second plate; a first hydraulic cylinder interconnected to the post and the arm member; a rotator gear interconnected to the second plate and the conveyor mount; a second hydraulic cylinder interconnected to the conveyor mount and the rotator gear; and a vehicle stabilizer, wherein the conveyor system has a first travel position and a second deployed position.

CASE REORIENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
20220112037 · 2022-04-14 ·

A case orienting system comprising a frame having a reference datum a traverse transport pivotally coupled to the frame about a traverse pivot axis, the traverse transport including a substantially continuous movable platform configured to support and transport at least one case in a case traverse direction along a traverse axis. The substantially continuous movable platform pivots about the traverse pivot axis to orient the case traverse direction to another traverse direction and a bias support disposed adjacent to and opposing the traverse transport and being movably coupled to the frame to move relative to the frame in opposition to the traverse transport, the bias support being configured to engage and seat against a seating surface of the at least one case to support the at least one case in a first orientation relative to the reference datum.

Radial conveyor undercarriage apparatus, systems and methods
11267656 · 2022-03-08 · ·

Radial conveyors and undercarriages therefor are disclosed. Some embodiments include a wheel assembly with transport and operational configurations. In some embodiments, a wheel of the wheel assembly is selectively aligned with a tail pivot of the radial conveyor.

Radial conveyor undercarriage apparatus, systems and methods
11267656 · 2022-03-08 · ·

Radial conveyors and undercarriages therefor are disclosed. Some embodiments include a wheel assembly with transport and operational configurations. In some embodiments, a wheel of the wheel assembly is selectively aligned with a tail pivot of the radial conveyor.

PACKAGE HANDLING AND SORTING SYSTEM

A package sort cell includes a robot with an end of arm tool for transporting packages from an in-feed conveyor to a selected one of a plurality of out-feed conveyors or bins, the robot receiving instruction from the package reader as to which of the plurality of conveyors or bins to hand-off the package. An end of arm tool may be in the configuration of a conveyor which may be aligned with the out-feed conveyor on a bottom up movement. The end of arm tool may also be in the configuration of a hanging carriage frame suspending a conveyor in a top down movement. A worker platform may be provided which may be movable between in-use and out-of-use positions whereby upon robot downtime, the platform may move into the in-use position for a worker to temporarily takeover the transfer functions of the robot. A plurality of sort cells may be arranged in side by side relation adjacent a like plurality of package delivery points (e.g., truck bays) and include diverter conveyors to allow diversion of a selected quantity of packages from one cell to an adjacent cell when the adjacent cell has no associated package delivery occurring at that time.

Conveyor Belt Arrangement of a Material Processing Device
20210284459 · 2021-09-16 ·

The invention relates to a conveyor belt arrangement of a material processing device having a conveyor belt (20) and a receiving and adjustment mechanism for adjusting the conveyor belt between a transport position and a working position. To this end, the conveyor belt is mounted on bearing elements (40, 60), which are rotatably connected to receiving elements (30, 50) of the receiving and adjusting mechanism. According to the invention, the receiving elements are each coupled to a pivot bearing each having a pivot axis (30.1, 50.1) for the pivotable attachment to the material processing device, and at least one bearing element is connected to the conveyor belt in a linearly adjustable manner, and/or between the conveyor belt and the pivot bearing of at least one receiving element, a compensating mechanism is provided, by means of which a spacing change between the bearing elements can be compensated for. The conveyor belt arrangement allows the simple adjustment of the conveyor belt of a material processing device between a working position and a transport position.

Conveyor Belt Arrangement of a Material Processing Device
20210284459 · 2021-09-16 ·

The invention relates to a conveyor belt arrangement of a material processing device having a conveyor belt (20) and a receiving and adjustment mechanism for adjusting the conveyor belt between a transport position and a working position. To this end, the conveyor belt is mounted on bearing elements (40, 60), which are rotatably connected to receiving elements (30, 50) of the receiving and adjusting mechanism. According to the invention, the receiving elements are each coupled to a pivot bearing each having a pivot axis (30.1, 50.1) for the pivotable attachment to the material processing device, and at least one bearing element is connected to the conveyor belt in a linearly adjustable manner, and/or between the conveyor belt and the pivot bearing of at least one receiving element, a compensating mechanism is provided, by means of which a spacing change between the bearing elements can be compensated for. The conveyor belt arrangement allows the simple adjustment of the conveyor belt of a material processing device between a working position and a transport position.

Transport section of a packaging line as well as method for modifying a packaging line provided for articles or article sets

Disclosed is a system (1) for forming a transport section for a packaging line and for coordinating the transport section to individual articles or article sets with different packaging types. The system (1) comprises at least one module (3), which at least one module (3) has at least two individual module units (5, 7), which at least two individual module units (5, 7) cooperate in a first operating mode (B1) of the system (1) for the transport of individual articles or article sets provided for a first packaging type. It is furthermore provided that the at least two individual module units (5, 7) are each designed to be movable, and that the system (1) is transferable by way of a movement of the at least two individual module units (5, 7) into a second operating mode (B2), which is aligned to a transport of individual articles or article sets provided for a second packaging type that differs from the first packaging type.