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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
Ats Corporation, Cambridge, CA;
Blake Robert Lambert, Cambridge, CA;
Roger Hogan, Cambridge, CA;
Albert John Kleinikkink, Cambridge, CA;
ATS Corporation, Cambridge, CA;
Abstract
A conveyor system configured to allow adjustment of part pitch by moving elements. The conveyor system including: a track; at least two moving elements configured to move on the track; and a pitch assembly mounted on the at least two moving elements, the pitch assembly including: at least one rail provided on at least one of the moving elements; a plurality of nests; and a mechanical linkage connected to the at least two moving elements; wherein the nests are slidably engaged with the rail to maintain linear motion and connected with the mechanical linkage such that, as the moving elements move closer together, the mechanical linkage contracts and slides the plurality of nests closer together for a reduced pitch, and, as the moving elements move apart from each other, the mechanical linkage extends and slides the plurality of nests apart for an increased pitch.