Specialty Conveyor B.v.

Ambaflex International B.v.

Eurosort B.v.

Eurosport B.v.

Eurosort, Inc.

Wouter Balk

Johannes Wilhelmus Broers

Jozef Walter Maria Hopman

Emiel Martijn Schouten

Dick Kuin

Patrick Theodorus Johannes Van Haaster

Dorian F Steeber

Martinus Fredericus Johannes Duivenvoorden

Howard Bradley Eisenberg

Quincy Straker

A conveying system has a lower end of a helical path of a conveying section of a first conveyor located at a lower level than a lower end of a helical path of a conveying section of a second conveyor. An upper end of the helical path of the conveying section of the second conveyor is located at a higher level than an upper end of the helical path of the conveying section of the first conveyor. The upper end of the helical path of the conveying section of the first conveyor is located between the lower end and the upper end of the helical path of the conveying section of the second conveyor. A transfer region is between the helical path lower end of the conveying section of the second conveyor and the helical path upper end of the conveying section of the first conveyor.

Conveying system

A helical conveyor for transporting products in downward direction by means of gravity comprises a frame and a helical track extending around an upright centerline. The helical track is supported by the frame and comprises a bottom for bearing a product. The bottom has an inclination angle in a direction (X) along the helical track. At least a portion of the bottom is formed by a transport surface of a drivable conveying system such that the transport surface has a predefined speed in downward direction (X) along the helical track. The inclination angle at an inner bend of the transport surface of the conveying system is larger than 20°.

Helical conveyor

A conveyor includes a helical track and a conveyor belt which is drivable along the helical track. The helical track is provided with an inner rail and an outer rail surrounding the inner rail. The conveyor belt is provided with slats that are mounted to a flexible conveyor line, such as a side-bow chain. Each of the slats is provided with a guide roller having an axis of rotation including a vertical component, which guide roller is upwardly, downwardly and radially supported by the inner rail. Each of the slats is upwardly supported by the outer rail and movable in upward direction with respect to the outer rail. The upper contact location between the guide roller and the inner rail where the guide roller is radially supported lies above a line along which a resultant radial force of the conveyor line towards a centerline of the inner rail acts.

Accumulating conveyor

A cross-belt sorter () comprises a plurality of interconnected carriers () which are drivable behind each other in a conveying direction (X). Each of the carriers () is provided with a cross-belt () for supporting a product. The cross-belt () is drivable in a belt driving direction (Y) extending transversely to the conveying direction (X). A pushing element () is mounted to the cross-belt () for pushing against a product on the cross-belt () in the event that a product on the cross-belt () tends to move with respect to the cross-belt () in opposite direction of the belt driving direction (Y). The pushing element () has an upright orientation with respect to the cross-belt () and is supported in the belt driving direction (Y) by a supporting member () which is at least between opposite side edges of the cross-belt () fixed to the pushing element () and to the cross-belt () at respective distances from an intersection between the pushing element () and the crossbelt ().

Cross-belt sorter

A helical conveyor for conveying piece goods comprises a frame and an endless conveyor belt which is drivable with respect to the frame along a helical track which extends about a centerline. The conveyor belt comprises discrete supporting members each comprising a substantially rigid slat and a roller. The slats follow a first helical path including a first inclination angle along the first helical path with respect to a base plane extending perpendicularly to the centerline and a second helical path including a second inclination angle along the second helical path with respect to the base plane. Each of the rollers is mounted to the corresponding slat such that the difference of an angle between the rolling direction and the base plane and the second inclination angle is smaller than the difference between the first and second inclination angles.

An accumulating conveyor comprises a conveyor belt successively follows a first helical track from a lower end thereof in upward direction to a location below an upper end thereof, a first bridge to a location at a second helical track below an upper end thereof, the second helical track in downward direction to a lower end thereof, a first set of auxiliary guides to the upper end of the second helical track, the second helical track in downward direction, a second bridge to the first helical track, the first helical track in upward direction to the upper end thereof, and the second set of auxiliary guides to the lower end of the first helical track. The bridges are synchronously movable along the first and second helical tracks for varying the effective lengths of the conveyor belt.

A buffer conveyor comprises a drivable endless conveyor belt which successively follows a transport path from an input station to an output station and a return path. A frame includes two parallel transport path frame legs and a U-shaped transport path bridge. The transport path bridge includes a curved bridge portion and parallel bridge legs extending therefrom. Each transport path frame leg is provided with a transport path frame guide for a lateral contact side of the belt in outward direction as seen from the other frame leg. The transport path bridge is shaped such that along the curved bridge portion and respective twisted regions of the bridge legs adjacent to the curved bridge portion the belt has a transverse down-slope towards the inside of the U-shape and such that the lateral contact side (of the belt at said twisted regions is above the respective transport path frame guides.

Buffer conveyor

A conveyor comprises a helical conveying path having an upright central axis, a frame and an endless conveying member for transporting a product through the conveying path which conveying member is displaceable with respect to the frame. In a central portion of the conveying path, as seen in radial direction from the central axis, the conveying member is provided with an upwardly directed supporting surface for supporting a product. The width of the supporting surface in radial direction from the central axis is smaller than 10% of the distance between the central axis and the supporting surface. At opposite sides of the supporting surface the conveying path is free from obstacles at the height level of the supporting surface. The conveyor is provided with a helical guide for guiding the conveying member along the guide.

A buffering device comprises a frame and a conveyor belt, a supply station, a discharge station, a first reversing member reverses the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, and a return guide includes a second reversing member. The buffering device is configured such that the conveyor belt moves from the supply station via the first reversing member to the discharge station, after which the conveyor belt is guided back to the supply station via the return guide. A portion of the conveyor belt n forms a buffer section of which the length varies. The remaining portion of the conveyor belt forms a compensation section for compensating a change of length of the buffer section during simultaneous displacement of the first and second reversing members with respect to the frame. The first reversing member includes a buffer carriage for radially guiding the conveyor belt, which guide is fixed to the carriage.

Buffering device

A helical conveyor comprises a belt having a transport section for transporting products where the belt follows at least partly a helical path between a lower end and an upper end of the transport section and a return section where the belt follows a path. The conveyor comprises a lower end reverse guide for turning the belt upside down and reversing its direction of movement between the transport section and the return section at the lower end of the transport section and an upper end reverse guide for turning the belt upside down and reverting its direction of movement between the transport section and the return section at the upper end of the transport section. The return section leaves the upper end through a horizontally oriented upper return section portion and the return section leaves the lower end through a horizontally oriented lower return section portion.

Conveyor and a conveying system

A conveyor for conveying products in a vertical direction comprises a frame and a drivable conveyor belt supported by the frame and following a helical track about a central centerline. The belt is provided with movable slats having upwardly directed support faces. Inner rollers and outer rollers are present at the lower side of the belt having inner axes and outer axes of rotation, respectively, which are angled with respect to the support faces. The outer rollers are located at a larger distance from the centerline than the inner rollers. The frame is provided with a first guide face for supporting the outer rollers in an outward direction which first guide face is radially directed in the outward direction and with an upwardly directed second guide faces for supporting the belt in the upward direction, which second guide face lies at a distance from the first guide face.

Conveyor for conveying products in vertical direction

An accumulating portal conveyor comprises a conveyor belt, a frame for supporting and guiding the belt, which frame includes a first helical path and a second helical path spaced from the first helical path, a bridging path and a return path. Under operating conditions the belt successively follows the first helical path upwardly, the bridging path, the second helical path downwardly and the return path, and such that in transverse direction of an upright plane through central centerlines of the first and second helical paths. The bridging path includes a static part having a fixed position with respect to the helical paths and a dynamic portion displaceable in transverse direction of the upright plane to change the path length of the belt. At least a portion of the return path is displaceable for compensating the change of the path length of the belt at the bridging path.

Accumulating portal conveyor

A conveyor for buffering products includes a first helical conveyor having a first conveyor input and a first conveyor output and a second helical conveyor having a second conveyor input and a second conveyor output. The first conveyor output is coupled to the second conveyor input and the second conveyor output is coupled to the first conveyor input. A loading station and a discharging station are configured to load and discharge products to and from the conveyor. A single conveyor belt follows the helical tracks of the first and second helical conveyors.

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