Conveyors: power-driven – Conveying apparatus entirely supported by mobile ground... – Condition responsive control means for vehicle or conveyor
Patent
1998-03-23
2000-12-05
Ellis, Christopher P.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveying apparatus entirely supported by mobile ground...
Condition responsive control means for vehicle or conveyor
198304, 198571, 198587, B65G 4100, B65G 4300, B65G 6502
Patent
active
061554006
ABSTRACT:
A conveyor system having a plurality of segments and articulable joints connecting adjacent segments is disclosed. Each segment is provided with an individually controllable drive unit for moving the conveyor segment over a surface on which the conveyor system is supported. Each joint between segments is provided with a sensor system to measure the amount of articulation at each joint. The conveyor system is further provided with a control system for aligning the segments of the conveyor system. The control system surveys each joint of the conveyor to determine which, if any, joints are out of alignment. The, extent of misalignment at each joint is measured and the joint having the maximum misalignment at the time is identified. The maximum velocity at which the overall conveyor system may travel is then limited based on the ratio between the maximum measurable misalignment and the maximum surveyed misalignment. The velocity for conveyor segments adjacent to each misaligned joint is then calculated based on the misalignment at the respective joint as well as the maximum velocity at which the overall conveyor system may travel. Segments at joints which have a high degree of misalignment will be repositioned to become aligned faster than segments at joints with a lesser degree of misalignment, to thereby generally bring all segments into alignment at the same time.
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Cranston Mark Richard
Daigh Raymond C.
Monroe Richard J.
Crawford Gene O.
Ellis Christopher P.
RAHCO International, Inc.
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