A pneumatic delivery capsule usable in a pneumatic delivery tube has a tubular side wall extending along and centered on a longitudinal axis, respective capsule heads fixed to respective axially opposite ends of the tubular side wall and dimensioned to slide with the tubular side wall inside the pneumatic delivery tube, and two axially spaced roller bearings each having an outer race fixed to the tubular side wall and an inner race. An insert is fixed to and extends longitudinally between the inner races for receiving an object to be transported. This insert is rotatable on the bearings in the tubular side wall about the longitudinal axis of the tubular side wall with a center of gravity of the insert together with the object to be transported being radially outward of the longitudinal axis.

A workstation includes a housing and a pneumatic tube port sized and shaped to connect to tubing of a pneumatic tube delivery system. The workstation includes a carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism coupling to the pneumatic tube port and having an outlet and a slide plate movable from a position opening the outlet to a position closing the outlet. The carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism further including a dispatch arm for loading an outbound carrier for transportation from the workstation through the pneumatic tube delivery system to a further workstation. The workstation further comprises an equipment storage compartment adjacent to the carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism and a bin at the bottom of the housing sized and shaped to receive and store the inbound carriers in combination with a user interface cabinet housing a user interface apparatus and a space for supporting stored carriers.

A workstation includes a housing and a pneumatic tube port sized and shaped to connect to tubing of a pneumatic tube delivery system. The workstation includes a carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism coupling to the pneumatic tube port and having an outlet and a slide plate movable from a position opening the outlet to a position closing the outlet. The carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism further including a dispatch arm for loading an outbound carrier for transportation from the workstation through the pneumatic tube delivery system to a further workstation. The workstation further comprises an equipment storage compartment adjacent to the carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism and a bin at the bottom of the housing sized and shaped to receive and store the inbound carriers in combination with a user interface cabinet housing a user interface apparatus and a space for supporting stored carriers.

A conveyor system (10) for transporting a transportable material (M) by means of a fluid for transporting the transportable material (M) between a first conveying line portion (11) and a second conveying line portion (12), said conveying line portions (11, 12) comprising a plurality of pipes forming a continuous conveying line (13), said system (10) comprising: a conveyor device (1) in fluid connection to one of said first or said conveying line portions (11, 12) operative to provide negative air pressure or vacuum through said conveying line (13); a material feeder device (2); wherein the conveyor device (1) comprises at least one material level sensor (1a, 1b), wherein the at least one material level sensor (1a, 1b) is used to monitor one or more material level(s) inside the conveyor device (1) and via one or more material level sensor lines (3) giving at least one material level signal (1aa, 1bb) to a controller (4) and from the controller (4) via a control signal line (5) transmit a control signal (5a) to the material feeder device (2) having a valve (6) adapted to control the amount of air injected into the system, typically the into the conveying line (13), wherein the controller (4) is adapted to control the valve (6) and/or a mass-flow (M), respectively, of the material feeder device (2) in dependence of output from the at least one material level sensor (1a, 1b) to control amount of air injected into the conveying line (13) at the feeder device (2).

A conveyor system (10) for transporting a transportable material (M) by means of a fluid for transporting the transportable material (M) between a first conveying line portion (11) and a second conveying line portion (12), said conveying line portions (11, 12) comprising a plurality of pipes forming a continuous conveying line (13), said system (10) comprising: a conveyor device (1) in fluid connection to one of said first or said conveying line portions (11, 12) operative to provide negative air pressure or vacuum through said conveying line (13); a material feeder device (2); wherein the conveyor device (1) comprises at least one material level sensor (1a, 1b), wherein the at least one material level sensor (1a, 1b) is used to monitor one or more material level(s) inside the conveyor device (1) and via one or more material level sensor lines (3) giving at least one material level signal (1aa, 1bb) to a controller (4) and from the controller (4) via a control signal line (5) transmit a control signal (5a) to the material feeder device (2) having a valve (6) adapted to control the amount of air injected into the system, typically the into the conveying line (13), wherein the controller (4) is adapted to control the valve (6) and/or a mass-flow (M), respectively, of the material feeder device (2) in dependence of output from the at least one material level sensor (1a, 1b) to control amount of air injected into the conveying line (13) at the feeder device (2).

A conduit access includes a base plate, a sensor, a motor, and a pivoting door plate. The base plate includes a pivot joint, a pass-through, and a stop. The pivot joint is at an edge of the base plate and extends toward a backside of the base plate. The pass-through is in a center of the base plate. The stop is on a rim of the base plate. The stop has a raised thickness on a frontside of the base plate. The sensor is in the pivot joint to detect motion. The motor is coupled to the pivot joint on the backside of the base plate. The motor activates on detection at the sensor. The pivoting door plate is parallel to the base plate. The pivoting door plate is coupled to the motor through the pivot joint to pivot across the frontside of the base plate to cover the pass-through.

A conduit access includes a base plate, a sensor, a motor, and a pivoting door plate. The base plate includes a pivot joint, a pass-through, and a stop. The pivot joint is at an edge of the base plate and extends toward a backside of the base plate. The pass-through is in a center of the base plate. The stop is on a rim of the base plate. The stop has a raised thickness on a frontside of the base plate. The sensor is in the pivot joint to detect motion. The motor is coupled to the pivot joint on the backside of the base plate. The motor activates on detection at the sensor. The pivoting door plate is parallel to the base plate. The pivoting door plate is coupled to the motor through the pivot joint to pivot across the frontside of the base plate to cover the pass-through.

A pneumatic dispatch station includes a station housing with receiving and output points, and a gripping device automatically movable within the station housing between the receiving and output points and configured to automatically grip a pneumatic tube capsule that has arrived at the receiving point and move the capsule to the output point. The pneumatic dispatch station further includes at least one removal point adjacent the output point and a tool changer assigned to the output point and having at least one first emptying tool and a second emptying tool. The tool changer includes a drive device designed to automatically move the first or second emptying tool into a working position, wherein the emptying tool is aligned with a pneumatic tube capsule positioned at the output point to output an object in the pneumatic tube capsule, so that the object reaches the removal point.

A pneumatic dispatch station includes a station housing with receiving and output points, and a gripping device automatically movable within the station housing between the receiving and output points and configured to automatically grip a pneumatic tube capsule that has arrived at the receiving point and move the capsule to the output point. The pneumatic dispatch station further includes at least one removal point adjacent the output point and a tool changer assigned to the output point and having at least one first emptying tool and a second emptying tool. The tool changer includes a drive device designed to automatically move the first or second emptying tool into a working position, wherein the emptying tool is aligned with a pneumatic tube capsule positioned at the output point to output an object in the pneumatic tube capsule, so that the object reaches the removal point.

A workstation includes a housing and a pneumatic tube port sized and shaped to connect to tubing of a pneumatic tube delivery system. The workstation includes a carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism coupling to the pneumatic tube port and having an outlet and a slide plate movable from a position opening the outlet to a position closing the outlet. The carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism further including a dispatch arm for loading an outbound carrier for transportation from the workstation through the pneumatic tube delivery system to a further workstation. The workstation further comprises an equipment storage compartment adjacent to the carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism and a bin at the bottom of the housing sized and shaped to receive and store the inbound carriers in combination with a user interface cabinet housing a user interface apparatus and a space for supporting stored carriers.