Conveyor system including conveyor picker

1 . A conveyor system comprising:

a conveyor configured to move products;

a first conveyor picker; and

a container configured to include the products therein,

wherein the first conveyor picker comprises:

a picker head comprising pickers that are configured to pick up respective ones of the products and put the products onto the conveyor, such that the products are in a non-overlapped state, with respect to each other, in a first arrangement on the conveyor; and

at least one first actuator configured to move the picker head to and from the conveyor,

wherein the pickers are configured to pick up the respective ones of the products from the container, and the at least one first actuator is configured to move the picker head to the container, and

wherein the conveyor system further comprises at least one second actuator or spring that is configured to disperse the products within the container by oscillating the container.

2 . The conveyor system of claim 1 , wherein the pickers are spaced from each other within a horizontal plane.

3 . The conveyor system of claim 2 , wherein the pickers are arranged in the first arrangement.

4 . The conveyor system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first actuator is configured to move the picker head in a path having a shape of an arc.

5 . The conveyor system of claim 1 , wherein each of the pickers comprise a vacuum gripper.

6 . The conveyor system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a detector system comprising at least one detector that is configured to sense positions of the products on the conveyor.

7 . The conveyor system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one detector comprises a camera.

8 . The conveyor system of claim 6 , further comprising:

a controller configured to identify the positions of the products on the conveyor based on information obtained by the at least one detector; and

a second conveyor picker comprising pickers that are configured to pick up the products from the conveyor,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the second conveyor picker to pick up the products based on the positions of the products identified by the controller.

9 . A method comprising:

picking up, by a first conveyor picker, products from a first location;

moving, by the first conveyor picker, the products onto a conveyor;

moving, by the conveyor, the products to a second location,

wherein the first conveyor picker includes:

a picker head including pickers that are configured to pick up respective ones of the products and put the products onto the conveyor, such that the products are in a non-overlapped state, with respect to each other, in a first arrangement on the conveyor; and

at least one first actuator configured to move the picker head to and from the conveyor,

wherein the picking up comprises picking up, by the first conveyor picker, the products from a container, and

wherein the method further comprises oscillating, before the picking up the products from the container, the container while the products are within the container.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the pickers are spaced from each other within a horizontal plane.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the pickers are arranged in the first arrangement.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one first actuator is configured to move the picker head in a path having a shape of an arc.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein each of the pickers include a vacuum gripper.

14 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising sensing, by at least one detector, positions of the products on the conveyor.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

identifying, by a controller, the positions of the products on the conveyor based on information obtained by the at least one detector; and

controlling, by the controller, a second conveyor picker to pick up the products from the conveyor based on the positions of the products identified by the controller.

16 . A conveyor system comprising:

a first conveyor configured to move products to a container;

the container, the container configured to have the products therein;

a first conveyor picker configured to move the products from the container to a second conveyor;

the second conveyor, the second conveyor configured to move the products;

a detector system comprising at least one detector that is configured to sense positions of the products on the second conveyor;

a controller configured to identify the positions of the products on the second conveyor based on information obtained by the at least one detector; and

a second conveyor picker comprising pickers that are configured to pick up the products from the second conveyor,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the second conveyor picker to pick up the products based on the positions of the products identified by the controller,

wherein the first conveyor picker comprises:

a picker head comprising pickers that are configured to pick up respective ones of the products from the container and put the products onto the second conveyor, such that the products are in a non-overlapped state, with respect to each other, in a first arrangement on the first conveyor; and

at least one first actuator configured to move the picker head to and from the first conveyor and the container, and

wherein the conveyor system further comprises at least one second actuator or spring that is configured to disperse the products within the container by oscillating the container.