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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2013
Intelligrated Headquarters Llc, Mason, OH (US);
Raymond R. Neiser, Batavia, OH (US);
Jason A. Johnson, Hamilton, OH (US);
Brian J. Resnick, West Chester, OH (US);
Christopher Scott Anderson, West Harrison, IN (US);
Kevin L. Klueber, Hamilton, OH (US);
Matthew Ross Wicks, St. Charles, MI (US);
Richard L. Kerns, Mason, OH (US);
INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS LLC, Mason, OH (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory processor readable media of the various embodiments enable control of a conveyor having a plurality of zones each having a control module configured to control a selectable speed of the zone. The various embodiments are disclosed in connection with, but not necessarily limited to, accumulation conveyors with control systems which selectively set the speeds of zones based on conditions of upstream and downstream zones. The various embodiments are directed to improving efficiency of accumulation systems by controlling zones based upon consideration of conditions of neighboring zones. The various embodiment also enable the generation and use of translation tables correlating zones with network addresses of their respective control modules.