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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Intelligrated Headquarters, Llc, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Raymond R. Neiser, Batavia, OH (US);
Jason A. Johnson, Hamilton, OH (US);
Brian J. Resnick, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher S. Anderson, West Harrison, IN (US);
Kevin L. Klueber, Indian Springs, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Turner, Reading, OH (US);
Matthew S. Wicks, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/26 (2006.01); B65G 43/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/268 (2013.01); B65G 43/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Zones of an accumulation conveyor are controlled using a look ahead approach. The speed and article presence conditions of downstream and upstream zones are used to assess the condition of article flow in the neighborhood of a particular zone. The respective speeds of individual zones are then selected and implemented based on the assessment.