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Intelligente vereinzelungsförderanlage mit selektivem votrieb

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DE60129426D1
DE60129426D1 DE60129426T DE60129426T DE60129426D1 DE 60129426 D1 DE60129426 D1 DE 60129426D1 DE 60129426 T DE60129426 T DE 60129426T DE 60129426 T DE60129426 T DE 60129426T DE 60129426 D1 DE60129426 D1 DE 60129426D1
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conveyor
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intelligent distribution
distribution conveyor
singulating
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George R Mondie
Gerald A Isaacs
Homer L Dickerson
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Siemens Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/22—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
    • B65G47/26—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles
    • B65G47/30—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a series of conveyors
    • B65G47/31—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a series of conveyors by varying the relative speeds of the conveyors forming the series
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/22—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
    • B65G47/26—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles
    • B65G47/28—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Chain Conveyers (AREA)
DE60129426T 2000-04-28 2001-04-27 Intelligente vereinzelungsförderanlage mit selektivem votrieb Expired - Lifetime DE60129426T2 (de)

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US20066300P 2000-04-28 2000-04-28
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PCT/US2001/013556 WO2001083339A1 (en) 2000-04-28 2001-04-27 Selective advance intelligent singulator

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EP (1) EP1280719B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2003531788A (de)
AT (1) ATE367341T1 (de)
CA (1) CA2407366A1 (de)
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WO (1) WO2001083339A1 (de)

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JP2003531788A (ja) 2003-10-28
EP1280719B1 (de) 2007-07-18
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