Ferag Ag

Roberto Fenile

Simon Guhl

Alex Keller

Erwin Stauber

Martin Ruge

Marc-Andreas Benz

Erich Kälin

Erich Kaelin

Rudolf Gallati

Christian Bonadimann

A drivable roller having a cylindrical surface for use in a conveyor system for steering conveyed materials conveyed horizontally across the roller, and an arrangement including such a roller. The roller can be connected to a vacuum device and has at least one vacuum opening for generating a vacuum in the region of the cylindrical surface and which opens into the cylindrical surface of the roller.

Conveyor system having a device for steering horizontally conveyed materials

A transport device for transporting bulk products includes a fixed supply portion and a fixed discharge portion which is arranged downstream in a conveying direction and an ejection device including a first and second ejection unit which are arranged in the conveying direction. The first ejection unit includes a fixed or movable end which is arranged adjacent to the fixed supply portion and a movable end which is arranged downstream thereof, and the second ejection unit includes a movable end which is arranged adjacent to and downstream of the first ejection unit and a fixed or movable end which is arranged downstream thereof adjacent to the fixed discharge portion, wherein the first and second ejection unit each include a drive unit for independently driving the respective ejection unit and by moving apart the movable end of the first ejection unit and the movable end of the second ejection unit forms a gap through which bulk products are ejected from the transport device.

Transportation device

A conveyor system for conveying articles, which conveyor system includes a transport device for transporting articles along a predefined path. The transport device includes at least one running rail and at least one running carriage which is attachable to the running rail. The running carriage is configured to run in a conveying direction (F) along the running rail and to convey at least one article. The conveyor system furthermore includes a drivable carrier device which is arranged at least in regions along the running rail and is intended for carrying along the running carriage of the transport device. The carrier device includes at least one carrier element with a freely rotatable carrier roller, wherein the freely rotatable carrier roller can be brought into engagement (E) with the running carriage in order to carry along the running carriage along the running rail.

Conveyor system

A device for emptying transport bags conveyed in a suspended manner, includes a conveying system via which transport bags may be supplied in a suspended manner along a conveying path. The transport bags have a pocket that is open at the top when in the filled state and a front side. A circulating conveyor belt for receiving piece good units transported in the transport bags is included, and in a contact section, the conveying paths of the conveying system and the conveyor belt are situated relative to one another in such a way that the distance between the conveying paths of the conveying system and the conveyor belt become continuously smaller, so that when a transport bag is conveyed along the contact section, the front side of the pocket of the transport bag contacts and comes to rest on the conveyor belt, and the transport bag is thereby pivoted backwards.

Device for emptying transport bags conveyed in a suspended manner

A device for transferring units of goods has a suspended conveyor system on which conveyor units can be conveyed in a suspended manner along a continuous conveyor path. In an entry region, supplied conveyor units can be provided for further processing. Downstream of said entry region, a transfer device is provided in a transfer region, with which units of goods can be transferred into and/or out of a conveyor unit located in the transfer region. Downstream of said transfer region, processed conveyor units can be provided in an exit region for further use. The absolute alignment in space of a conveyor unit in the entry region and in the transfer region are substantially the same, and the relative alignment in relation to the conveying direction in the entry region and the transfer region are substantially different. Alternatively or additionally, the absolute alignment in space of a conveyor unit in the transfer region and in the exit region are substantially the same, and the relative alignment in relation to the conveying direction in the transfer region and in the exit region are substantially different.

Device and method for transferring units of goods into and out of conveyor units of a suspended conveyer system

A transport bag () for a suspended conveyor system, particularly a rail-guided conveyor system or a transport chain conveyor system, has a conveyor member, particularly a carriage () of a rail-guided () conveyor system or a conveyor chain link of a transport chain conveyor system, and a transport bag () having a receiving region for receiving one or a plurality of units of goods (). The transport bag is attached, via a suspension means (), in a suspended manner to a carrying means () of the conveyor member. The transport bag has two frame brackets () which are pivotally connected to the suspension means. The two frame brackets () are substantially 2-fold rotationally symmetrical to one another, but not mirror symmetrical to one another.

Transport bag for suspended conveyor systems

A conveying device () for the clock-integration of transport units (-), includes a plurality of transport units, an indexing conveyor () for the clocked conveyance of the transport units, the indexing conveyor having a plurality of carriers (), which are respectively detachably connectable to a transport unit, at least one conveyor section (), and a diverter (), via which the conveyor section is connected at a clock-integration point (E) to the indexing conveyor and which is configured to clock-integrate the transport units at the clock-integration point into the indexing conveyor.

Conveying device for the clock-integration of transport units

A running rail () for a conveyor system, the running rail () having a cross-sectional profile comprising, at least three interconnected profiled portions which comprise a first profiled portion (), laterally open to the outside, for receiving first rollers () of a carriage (), a second profiled portion (), laterally open to the outside, for receiving second rollers () of a carriage (), a third profiled portion (), open in the vertical direction, for receiving third rollers () of a carriage (), wherein the first () and the second profiled portion () are mirror symmetrical to a vertical central plane () of the running rail ().

Running rail and method for producing such a running rail

In a method for opening a transport pocket (), which is moved in a conveying direction (BR) along a running rail () extending in the conveying direction (BR) for the conveying of goods suspended on a carriage (), simple and precise loading and/or unloading of the transport pocket () is enabled by the fact that the carriage () with the transport pocket () suspended thereon is stopped in its forward movement at a predetermined point of the running rail () in order to open the transport pocket (), and that the transport pocket () of the carriage () is opened for loading and/or unloading of conveyed goods to be transported.

Method for opening a transport pocket suspended on a carriage as well as a pocket opening device for performing the method

A carriage for a conveyor comprising a carriage body which is configured for embracing a running rail and which comprises a first and a second leg which are connected by a connection portion, wherein the first leg has first rollers which are attached to the internal side of the first leg, and the second leg has second rollers which are attached to the internal side of the second leg, and the connection portion has third rollers which are attached to the internal side of the connection portion, it is provided according to the invention that the first and the second rollers are vertically disposed, and the third rollers are horizontally disposed.

Carriage for a conveyor, in particular for a gravity conveyor, conveying system, and method for operating a conveying system

A method for filling the pockets of a transport device in the form of a suspension conveyor, the transport device including one or more trolleys which are movably mounted on a trolley track and on each of which a pocket hanging downwards for receiving transported goods is arranged, the pocket formed by at least one flexible material web that is planar when open and that is fastened at both ends to the trolley, forming a carrying loop or transport loop hanging downwards. The material web is releasably fastened by at least one end to the trolley. The method includes: a) advancing a closed pocket, b) opening the pocket by releasing the fastening of the material web to the trolley, c) filling the opened pocket with goods to be transported, d) closing the pocket by fastening the material web to the trolley, and e) transporting away the filled and closed pocket.

Method for filling the pockets of a transport device in the form of a suspension conveyor and device for carrying out said method

The invention relates to a transport device (), in particular in the form of a suspension conveyor, said device comprising one or more trolleys () which are movably mounted on a trolley track () in a trolley track direction and on each of which a device () hanging downwards for receiving transported goods is arranged. To achieve a simple construction and operation, the device () for receiving transported goods forms at least one flexible material web () that is planar when open and that can be fastened at both ends () to the trolley (), forming a carrying loop hanging downwards.

Transport device, in particular in the form of a suspension conveyor

A method for emptying the pockets of a transport device in the form of a suspension conveyor, the transport device including one or more trolleys which are movably mounted on a trolley track and on each of which a pocket hanging downwards for receiving goods is arranged, the pocket formed by at least one flexible material web that is planar when open and that is fastened at both ends to the trolley, forming a loop hanging downwards. The material web is releasably fastened by at least one end to the trolley. The method includes: advancing a closed pocket, opening the pocket by releasing the fastening of the at least one end of the material web to the trolley, emptying the goods from the opened pocket, closing the pocket by fastening the at least one end of the material web to the trolley, and transporting away the emptied and closed pocket.

Method for emptying the pockets of a transport device in the form of a suspension conveyor, and device for carrying out said method

A carriage for a rail-guided conveying system includes a carriage body, which is designed for embracing a runner rail and which includes a first and a second limb. The limbs are connected to one another by way of a transversely extending connecting section. The first limb has a first roller pair and the second limb has a second roller pair. The first and the second roller pair of the two limbs are arranged crosswise equal and offset to one another. In each case a first runner roller of the first and of the second roller pair is designed as a support roller, via which the load of the carriage can be transmitted onto the runner rail, and a second roller of the first and second roller pair is designed as a guide roller for guiding the carriage along the runner rail.

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Wetzikon, Switzerland

Roberto Fenile