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Patent No.:

US 9815632 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2015

Low-energy roller-belt accumulator

Applicant:

Laitram, L.l.c., Harahan, LA (US);

Inventors:

Joseph M. DePaso, River Ridge, LA (US);

John S. Reid, III, Woodstock, GA (US);

Paul Neuschwander, High Ridge, MO (US);

Assignee:

Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);

Attorney:

James T. Cronvich

Primary Examiner:

Thomas Randazzo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/32 (2006.01); B65G 47/26 (2006.01); B65G 17/24 (2006.01); B65G 37/00 (2006.01); B65G 39/20 (2006.01); B65G 43/00 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/32 (2013.01); B65G 17/24 (2013.01); B65G 37/00 (2013.01); B65G 39/20 (2013.01); B65G 43/00 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/261 (2013.01); B65G 47/268 (2013.01);
Abstract

A conveyor system and method for cascaded accumulation on a series of in-line roller belts. An accumulation system comprises a series of roller belts that can be actuated in contiguous zones to accelerate conveyed articles forward at twice the belt speed. When articles start to accumulate on the accumulation conveyor, the belt rollers are deactuated downstream to upstream zone by zone. Then the belts are stopped as they fill with accumulated articles. The process is repeated in cascade for the upstream roller belts as articles continue to accumulate.

Find Patent Forward Citations

DePaso, Joseph. (2017). Low-energy roller-belt accumulator (U.S. Patent No. 9815632). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9815632

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