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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Peter Xavier Kearney, Fridingen, DE;
Andreas Wardak, Rottwell, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Xavier Kearney, Fridingen, DE;
Andreas Wardak, Rottwell, DE;
Assignee:
BDT Media Automation GmbH, Rottweil, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for conveying an article along a transfer path includes at least a first and a second vortex suction unit disposed in sequence in a direction of the transfer path. A conveyor is configured to support the article relative to at least one of the suction units and a main controller is configured to separately control the vortex suction units so as to convey the article along the transfer path using the conveyor.