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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Laitram, L.l.c., Harahan, LA (US);
Inventor:
David W. Bogle, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/44 (2006.01); B65G 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/44 (2013.01); B65G 43/02 (2013.01); B65G 2203/043 (2013.01); B65G 2203/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyor control system detects imbalances in a multi-drive conveyor belt and institutes a corrective action to rectify the imbalances. A sensor detects imbalances by measuring gaps between consecutive conveyor modules near a drive for the conveyor belt. A controller can initiate an alarm or automatically modify one or more drives to correct a detected imbalance.