JP4163623B2 - 製品搬送および集積システムおよび方法 - Google Patents
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Description
製品集積システムは、上流源からコンベヤ上へ給送される製品を保管(storage)および集積するために、コンベヤとともに日常的に用いられている。このタイプのシステムが正常に動作している際には、製品は上流の場所、例えば1つの作業ステーションにあるコンベヤに載せられて、次にコンベヤにより下流の場所へ運搬され、そこで製品を製造または分配する次のステップが行われる。
したがって、従来の製品搬送および集積システムの制限および欠点を克服することが本発明の目的である。
図1を参照すると、本発明の製品搬送および集積システム1は、コンベヤ12を備えたコンベヤ/アキュムレータシステム10を有する。コンベヤ12は、アキュムレータセクション14と、アキュムレータセクション14からターンセクション18、20および22を通って延びる再循環セクション16とを備える。このセクション全部で、単一の連続したコンベヤ経路が形成され、これは、コンベヤ12のセクション24によって完成する。セクション24は、アキュムレータセクション14の下側に位置して、下から上へアキュムレータセクション14まで回り込んでいる。コンベヤ12は、連続した内側経路表面13と、連続した外側経路表面15と、内側表面13および外側表面15間に位置する中間経路表面17とを備えている。コンベヤ12は、その経路表面13、15および17と共に、所定速度で移動する。コンベヤ12の移動方向を方向矢印26、28および30で示す。
Claims (9)
- 製品搬送および集積システムであって、
供給コンベア手段と、
送出コンベア手段と、
循環コンベア手段と、
を含み、前記循環コンベア手段が
内側経路及び外側経路を有する無端コンベアを備え、前記循環コンベア手段はアキュムレータセクションと再循環セクションとを含み、
前記アキュムレータセクションは、横並びに配置された第1及び第2のコンベアを含み、第1のコンベアの内側経路が第2のコンベアの外側経路に隣接して延在し、前記第1及び第2のコンベアは一緒に下流に移動自在であり、
前記再循環セクションは、前記アキュムレータセクションの第2のコンベアの下流端から前記アキュムレータセクションの第1のコンベアの上流端まで延在し、
前記アキュムレータセクションの第1のコンベアの内側経路から前記アキュムレータセクションの第2のコンベアの外側経路へと製品を移動させる第1の案内手段と、
前記アキュムレータセクションの第2のコンベアの外側経路から下流セクションに送出する送出コンベア手段へと製品を移動する第2の案内手段と、
を備え、前記供給コンベア手段は前記循環コンベア手段の内側経路に製品を供給することを特徴とする製品搬送および集積システム。 - 前記供給コンベア手段は、前記循環コンベア手段の前記アキュムレータセクションの第2のコンベアの前記内側経路に製品を供給することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の製品搬送および集積システム。
- 前記供給コンベア手段は、前記循環コンベア手段の前記アキュムレータセクションの前記再循環セクションの前記内側経路に製品を供給することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の製品搬送および集積システム。
- 前記循環コンベア手段は、前記内側経路と前記外側経路との間に複数の中間経路を備えていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載の製品搬送および集積システム。
- 前記第2の案内手段は、前記アキュムレータセクションの第1のコンベアの中間経路から前記アキュムレータセクションの第2のコンベアの外側経路へと製品を移動することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の製品搬送および集積システム。
- 前記供給コンベア手段は、前記循環コンベア手段とほぼ同一の平面内にあることを特徴とする請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の製品搬送および集積システム。
- 複数の前記供給コンベア手段が、前記循環コンベア手段の内側経路に製品を供給するために動作可能であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の製品搬送および集積システム。
- 前記供給コンベア手段、または前記送出コンベア手段が、前記循環コンベア手段の速度とは異なる速度で移動することを特徴とする請求項1乃至7のいずれか1項に記載の製品搬送および集積システム。
- 内側経路及び外側経路を有する無端コンベアを備え、アキュムレータセクションと再循環セクションとを含む循環コンベア手段を有するコンベアシステムにより製品を搬送および集積する方法であって、
前記アキュムレータセクションは、横並びに配置された第1及び第2のコンベアを含み、第1のコンベアの内側経路が第2のコンベアの外側経路に隣接して延在し、前記第1及び第2のコンベアは一緒に下流に移動自在であり、
前記再循環セクションは、前記アキュムレータセクションの第2のコンベアの下流端から前記アキュムレータセクションの第1のコンベアの上流端まで延在し、
前記方法は、
供給コンベア手段から前記循環コンベア手段の内側経路に製品を供給すること、
第1の案内手段により、前記アキュムレータセクションの第1のコンベアの内側経路から前記アキュムレータセクションの第2のコンベアの外側経路へと製品を移動させること、及び
第2の案内手段により、前記アキュムレータセクションの第2のコンベアの外側経路から送出コンベア手段へと製品を移動すること
を含むことを特徴とする製品を搬送および集積する方法。
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