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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Derrick A. Breen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Kenneth M. Bolam, Fort Mill, SC (US);
James A. Borgen, Cary, NC (US);
John J. Kovalski, Wilmington, NC (US);
Joey Randall Chriscoe, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Derrick A. Breen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Kenneth M. Bolam, Fort Mill, SC (US);
James A. Borgen, Cary, NC (US);
John J. Kovalski, Wilmington, NC (US);
Joey Randall Chriscoe, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Interroll Corporation, , CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The disclosure describes zoned conveyor systems with non-time based sequential power-up of different zones using defined current draw and speed threshold values and/or a defined number of motor revolutions of one conveyor zone to determine when to initiate operation of another (typically adjacent) zone.