Apparatus and method for controlling segmented conveyor system
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Apr 4, 2002
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Dec 29, 2000
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Dec 30, 1999
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A conveyor system includes a plurality of transit conveyors having a controller utilizing a logic scheme to selectively implement a time delay before authorizing transport of an article from an adjacent preceding conveyor to the transit conveyor, thereby maintaining and adjusting the gap between objects conveyed by the system. The invention includes a method of spacing the articles including (1) receiving an input signal with a controller associated with an individual transit conveyor indicating an article ready for transit from the preceding conveyor to the transit conveyor, (2) determining whether an object is present on the transit conveyor (3) generating a time delay when an article is present on the transit conveyor, and (4) transmitting an authorization signal to the preceding conveyor authorizing the transfer of an article from the preceding conveyor to the transit conveyor after the time delay has elapsed.
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