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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Rexnord Flattop Europe B.v., 'S-Gravenzande, NL;
Inventor:
Cornelis Hendrik Mijndert Menke, The Hague, NL;
Assignee:
REXNORD FLATTOP EUROPE B.V., 'S-Gravenzande, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/31 (2006.01); B65G 21/20 (2006.01); B65G 47/68 (2006.01); B65G 47/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/682 (2013.01); B65G 21/2072 (2013.01); B65G 47/31 (2013.01); B65G 47/70 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0233 (2013.01); B65G 2811/095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system () for controlling transport of products (). The products () are guided by at least one conveyor surface () through a control zone (). A flow profile (Fm) of the products () in the control zone () is measured. The measured flow profile (Fm) is compared to one or more predetermined flow patterns (P,P,P) for controlling the transport based on the comparison. Preferably, the flow profile (Fm) is measured by a sensor device () disposed adjacent the transported products, e.g. using LIDAR.