IP Library Granted Patent US 10,173,848
Granted Patent B2
US 10,173,848 · App. 15/576,868 · Granted Jan 8, 2019

Conveying arrangement

Inventor: Alfred Wipf (Jestetten, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
B65G54/02B65G47/088B65G47/71B65G47/842B65G47/5145B65G65/00B65G2201/02B65G2203/0208B65G2203/042
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Patent No.
US 10,173,848
App. No.
15/576,868
Granted
Jan 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a conveying arrangement comprising at least one mover ( 20 ) which has at least one permanent magnet ( 19 ) connected to the mover ( 20 ), said permanent magnet ( 19 ) cooperating with at least one coil plane ( 18 ) of a drive surface ( 13 ) to drive the mover ( 20 ) particularly without contact, and further comprising at least one conveying system ( 30, 38 ), preferably conveying products ( 32 ), characterized in that the conveying system ( 30, 38 ), preferably a conveyor belt, is arranged between the drive surface ( 13 ) and the mover ( 20 ).

Claims (20)

1. A device for transferring products ( 32 ), comprising at least one mover ( 20 ) which has at least one permanent magnet ( 19 ) which is connected to the mover ( 20 ), wherein the permanent magnet ( 19 ) interacts with at least one coil plane ( 18 ) of a propulsion surface ( 13 ) for driving the mover ( 20 ) in particular in a non-contacting manner, wherein the mover is actuated such that the mover is displaceable and rotatable in at least two degrees of freedom, furthermore comprising at least one transportation system ( 30 , 38 ) which transports products ( 32 ), characterized in that the transportation system ( 30 , 38 ) is disposed between the propulsion surface ( 13 ) and the mover ( 20 ).

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that at least one product detector ( 40 ) or sensor is provided in the region of the transportation system ( 30 ).

3. The device as claimed in claim 2 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) approaches a specific position depending on the product detector ( 40 ) or the sensor, so as to move the identified or sensed product ( 32 ), respectively.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) is brought up to a speed which corresponds approximately to a speed of the transportation system ( 30 , 38 ).

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) moves at least one product ( 32 ) relative to the transportation system ( 30 , 38 ).

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that at least one further transportation system ( 38 ) is provided so as to be adjacent to the transportation system ( 30 ) and/or to the propulsion surface ( 13 ).

7. The device as claimed in claim 6 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) moves the at least one product ( 32 ) onto the transportation system ( 30 ) and/or onto the further transportation system ( 38 ) and/or onto a buffer ( 46 ) and/or onto a packaging material.

8. The device as claimed in claim 6 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) upon transferring at least one product ( 32 ) to the further transportation system ( 38 ) reaches a region of the propulsion surface ( 13 ) that is not covered by the transportation system ( 30 , 38 ).

9. The device as claimed in claim 6 , characterized in that the further transportation system ( 38 ) is disposed between the propulsion surface ( 13 ) and the mover ( 20 ).

10. The device as claimed in claim 6 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ), in particular in a shunting manner, transfers the at least one product ( 32 ) from the one transportation system ( 30 ) to the further transportation system ( 38 ).

11. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) comprises at least one activation means ( 34 ) which for transporting at least one product ( 32 ) comes into contact with the at least one product.

12. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that at least one mover ( 20 ) moves the at least one product ( 32 ) to a position which depends on a position of a product ( 32 ) that has already been moved by a mover ( 20 ).

13. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the propulsion surface ( 13 ) is not completely covered by the transportation system ( 30 ) and/or by the further transportation system ( 38 ).

14. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) moves at least two products ( 32 ).

15. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the transportation system ( 30 , 38 ) is a transportation belt.

16. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that at least one product detector ( 40 ) or sensor is provided in the region of the transportation system ( 30 ), outside the propulsion surface ( 13 ).

17. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ) moves at least one product ( 32 ) relative to the transportation system ( 30 , 38 ) so as to provide said product ( 32 ) with a change of direction or a rotation.

18. The device as claimed in claim 6 , characterized in that the mover ( 20 ), in a shunting manner, transfers the at least one product ( 32 ) from the one transportation system ( 30 ) to the further transportation system ( 38 ).

19. A device for transferring products ( 32 ), comprising at least one mover ( 20 ) which has at least one permanent magnet ( 19 ) which is connected to the mover ( 20 ), wherein the permanent magnet ( 19 ) interacts with at least one coil plane ( 18 ) of a propulsion surface ( 13 ) for driving the mover ( 20 ) in particular in a non-contacting manner, furthermore comprising at least one transportation system ( 30 , 38 ) which transports products ( 32 ), characterized in that the transportation system ( 30 , 38 ) is disposed between the propulsion surface ( 13 ) and the mover ( 20 ), the at least one further transportation system ( 38 ) is provided so as to be adjacent to the transportation system ( 30 ) and/or to the propulsion surface ( 13 ), and the mover ( 20 ) upon transferring at least one product ( 32 ) to the further transportation system ( 38 ) reaches a region of the propulsion surface ( 13 ) that is not covered by the transportation system ( 30 , 38 ).

20. A device for transferring products ( 32 ), comprising at least one mover ( 20 ) which has at least one permanent magnet ( 19 ) which is connected to the mover ( 20 ), wherein the permanent magnet ( 19 ) interacts with at least one coil plane ( 18 ) of a propulsion surface ( 13 ) for driving the mover ( 20 ) in particular in a non-contacting manner, furthermore comprising at least one transportation system ( 30 , 38 ) which transports products ( 32 ), characterized in that the transportation system ( 30 , 38 ) is disposed between the propulsion surface ( 13 ) and the mover ( 20 ), the at least one further transportation system ( 38 ) is provided so as to be adjacent to the transportation system ( 30 ) and/or to the propulsion surface ( 13 ), and the further transportation system ( 38 ) is disposed between the propulsion surface ( 13 ) and the mover ( 20 ).

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: BOSCH PACKAGING SYSTEMS AG
To: SYNTEGON PACKAGING SYSTEMS AG
Reel/Frame 055094/0706 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2020
From: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
To: BOSCH PACKAGING SYSTEMS AG
Reel/Frame 055041/0171 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2017
From: WIPF, ALFRED
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 044220/0728 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 209 613 · May 26, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180162659A1 · Jun 14, 2018
Cited By (1)
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