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2006-08-08

2006-08-08

Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)

Conveyors: power-driven

With means to facilitate working, treating, or inspecting...

Condition responsive control of conveyor or station apparatus

C198S341070, C198S349600, C700S229000, C700S112000, C700S121000

Reexamination Certificate

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07086518

ABSTRACT:
A method of controlling an autoloader that supplies workpieces to a plurality of workstations. Each of the workstations is operable to generate and transmit a call signal, a ready signal and an error signal. In accordance with the method, the autoloader supplies workpieces to the workstations based on the chronological order of the receipt of call signals from the workstations. If an error signal is received from a workstation that is to be supplied with a workpiece, the autoloader instead supplies the workpiece to the next workstation that is to be supplied.

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