Patents Assigned to Interroll Holding AG
  • Patent number: 12600575
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor device for conveying conveyed objects along a conveyor line, comprising a first conveyor zone, which constitutes a first segment of the conveyor line, and which comprises a first conveyor drive for generating a driving or conveying force braking force on a conveyed object located in the first conveyor zone, a first control unit which is connected to the first conveyor drive in terms of signaling and is designed to control the first conveyor drive with first conveyor parameters selected from: first conveying speed, first conveying acceleration or deceleration, first conveying duration. The invention is characterised in that the first control unit is adapted to transmit the first parameter of conveyed object to the third control unit via the second signal transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventor: Andreas Hampe
  • Patent number: 12583682
    Abstract: Conveyor arrangement (1), comprising a conveying section (11) having a plurality of rollers (22) on which a conveyable object (9), in particular a pallet, can be conveyed, a mobile drive (30), wherein the mobile drive is movable along different positions along the conveying section (11) and the mobile drive is adapted to temporarily provide a drive power to a selected roller (22) depending on the position of the mobile drive (30) in particular by immediate contact between the mobile drive and the roller (22); wherein that the mobile drive (30) comprises scanners (40) to detect a presence of an conveyable object (9) located above the rollers (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: INTERROLL HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Xavier Frangeul, Antoine Loizeau
  • Patent number: 12528650
    Abstract: A transfer device, adapted to convey an object in a conveying direction, and selectively transfer an object in a second direction angled to the conveying direction; the transfer device having a plurality of belt carriers, circumferentially running along the transfer device, a traction belt circumferentially running along the transfer device, along which the plurality of belt carriers is arranged; circumferentially running transfer belts forming an upper run and a lower run; wherein each belt carrier carries a transfer belt, which protrudes above the belt carrier, and wherein the plurality of transfer belts is defining a conveying plane, on which the object comes to rest during conveying; wherein for laterally transferring the object the transfer belts are selectively driven. The transfer device also has a tensioner, which is adapted to change the tension of the traction belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: INTERROLL HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Siegmund Dudek, Erwin Mans
  • Patent number: 12428238
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport roller (1) for a conveying device (100), in particular for conveying pallets and/or containers, the transport roller (1) comprising: an in particular tube-shaped roller body (2), a drive wheel (5) for in particular connecting the transport roller (1) to a rotary drive (102) of a conveying device (100), in particular an adapter assembly (A) for connecting the drive wheel (5) to the roller body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventors: Armin Lindholm, Jörg Lemke, Dominik Langensiepen
  • Patent number: 12404111
    Abstract: A fastening screw (2) comprising a threaded shank (21) having an external thread, a screw head (23), characterized in that a truncated circular cone section (22) is provided axially between the screw head (23) and the threaded shank (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventors: Erwin Mans, Jürgen Zinn, Stephan Kronholz, Kai Lubomierski
  • Patent number: 12319514
    Abstract: Conveyor device (1), adapted to takeover of a conveyed object (F2), in particular a piece of meat, in a takeover area (A1) from an upstream feed in device (110), transfer of the conveyed object (F2) in a handover area (A3), in particular to a downstream disposal device (120), handover the object (F2) in a handover area (A2) from the takeover area (A1) in the handover area (A3), the conveyor device comprises a plurality of discrete transport units (21), in particular transport baskets (21), the transport units (21) being arranged in particular in a circulating manner, the transport units are adapted to to receive the object (F2) to be conveyed in the takeover area (A1), to be transferred between the takeover area (A1) and the handover area (A3), and to handover the object (F2) to be conveyed in the handover area (A3), wherein the conveyor device comprises a spraying arrangement (40), wherein the spraying arrangement (40) being adapted to provide at least one spraying functionality by means of which t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventors: Stephan Kronholz, Kai Lubomierski, Jürgen Zinn, Erwin Mans
  • Patent number: 12229624
    Abstract: Conveyor roller (2), comprising a metal tube (21) which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation (A) and provides a contact surface (21a) for a conveyed object and/or a conveyor belt on an outer circumferential surface; the conveyor roller (2) comprises a communication arrangement (4), adapted for wireless communication, in particular an NFC arrangement or an RFID arrangement, the communication arrangement (4) in particular adapted to provide information wirelessly to a reader (5) located in the vicinity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventor: Dominik Langensiepen
  • Patent number: 11932493
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chainwheel (1, 1?) for transferring a drive output from an input shaft, more particularly from a drum motor (800), onto a synthetic modular belt (900), a drum motor (800) for driving a synthetic modular belt, a semi-finished chainwheel product (10) for a chainwheel (1, 1?) and a method for producing a chainwheel (1, 1?). The chainwheel comprises at least one toothed ring and an outer ring (200, 200?) and an inner ring (300, 300?) adjoining the toothed ring, wherein the inner ring (300, 300?) and the outer ring (200, 200?) are connected to one another via bridges (410, 410?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventor: Jürgen Schumacher
  • Patent number: 11926478
    Abstract: Conveyor arrangement including a first conveying section having first rollers, a second conveying section having second rollers, the second conveying section being arranged adjacent to the first conveying section, so that an object can be transferred between the conveying section by rolling along the first and second rollers, a mobile drive movable along different positions along the first conveying section and adapted to temporarily provide a drive power to a selected first roller depending on the position of the movable drive; wherein the movable drive is prevented to get into the second conveying section, characterized in that the conveying arrangement comprises a drive line for providing a drive power at least indirectly from the movable drive to the second rollers when the movable drive is located at a, in particular first end position, in the first conveying section adjacent to the second conveying section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: INTERROLL HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Xavier Frangeul
  • Patent number: 11919721
    Abstract: A control device for activating a transverse belt (8) of a conveying carriage (6) of a transverse-belt sorter (2), wherein a transverse-belt conveyor (4) for conveying an article in a transverse conveying direction, which is oriented substantially transversely to the conveying direction of the transverse-belt sorter (2), is formed on the conveying carriage (6), and wherein the transverse belt (8) can be driven mechanically, wherein the control device is configured so that, when the article is introduced laterally onto the transverse belt (8), it activates the transverse belt (8) such that the article is transported to a conveying position on the transverse belt (8) or, when the article is discharged laterally, it activates the transverse belt (8) such that the article is transported in the downward direction from a conveying position on the transverse belt (8); and wherein, when the article is introduced and/or discharged laterally, the control device activates the transverse belt (8) at least in dependence o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventor: Heinrich Droste
  • Patent number: 11795001
    Abstract: A conveyor apparatus includes a drive unit, a connection interface which transmits analog signals, and a drive control module which is coupled to the drive unit and to the connection interface via signal technology. The drive control module receives analog control signals via the connection interface in an operating state and controls the drive unit as a function of the analog control signals, outputs digital diagnostic signals via the connection interface in a digital communication state, and switches from the operating state to the digital communication state upon receipt of a switchover command. The switchover command is made up of a predetermined analog control signal or a predetermined sequence of analog control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: INTERROLL HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hampe, Herbert Henze
  • Patent number: 11787636
    Abstract: Spiral chute (1), adapted to convey an object from an inlet (I) to an outlet (O) downwards along a sliding area (S) in a sliding manner, wherein the sliding area (S) defines a spiral conveying direction (D); the spiral chute (1) comprises a plurality of steps (6), which are arranged along the spiral conveying direction (D), each of the steps having a sliding face (62) for vertically supporting the sliding objects; wherein the spiral chute is adapted so that an inclination angle (i) of the sliding face (62) relative to the horizontal plane can selectively be adapted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventors: Tom Harding, Scott Harrison, Michael Harrell
  • Patent number: 11780686
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container (4) for a sorting device (1), which can be moved along a conveying path (2), comprising a support frame (6), wherein at least one support tray (8, 10) is rotatably mounted on the support frame, in particular a first support tray (8) and a second support tray (10) following the first support tray (8) in the conveying direction (A) of the transport container (4), wherein the at least one support tray (8, 10) can be rotationally moved by a control device (12) between a substantially horizontal transport position (P1) for transporting a load (L) and a substantially vertical tilt position (P2) for depositing the load (L), wherein the control device (12) has a control lever (14, 16) connected to the support tray, in particular a first control lever (14) connected to the first support tray (8) and a second control lever (16) connected to the second support tray (10), wherein the control lever (14, 16), in particular the respective first control lever (14) and/or second
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventor: Thomas Eisinger
  • Patent number: 11767175
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor arrangement (1) for conveying a conveyed material, comprising a motor-driven conveyor roller (100), comprising a roller body (10) mounted so as to be able to rotate about a roller axis (A), a drive unit (20) arranged inside the roller body (10), coupled mechanically to the roller body (10) and an axle element (16) and designed to generate a torque between the axle element (16) and the roller body (10), a sensor function unit (40) arranged inside the roller body (10) and designed to sense a conveyed material to be conveyed by the motor-driven conveyor roller (100), and a control unit (30) that is connected to the sensor function unit (40) in order to transmit signals, wherein the control unit (30) is designed to receive a sensor signal from the sensor function unit and to transmit a control signal to the drive unit (20) depending on the sensor signal, wherein the control signal contains data for driving the motor-driven conveyor roller, in a conveyor mode, with a characteris
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hampe, Herbert Henze, Carsten Chabrié
  • Patent number: 11745951
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device (1) for a conveyor carriage (4) of a conveyor device (2), comprising a drive source (6) for generating a drive force (FTr) and a drive force transmission device (8) for transmitting the drive force (FTr) to a drive surface of the conveyor carriage (4). The conveyor carriage (4) has at least one counter bearing element (12) in particular which is designed as a counter bearing for the drive force transmission device (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventors: Thomas Eisinger, Jan-Niklas Laier
  • Patent number: 11745958
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor device with at least one first and second conveyor carriage which are arranged one behind the other in the conveyor direction (F), a cross belt conveyor which is formed on at least the second conveyor carriage for conveying material to be conveyed in a cross conveyor direction (Q) oriented substantially transversely to the conveyor direction (F), and a powertrain brake for the cross belt conveyor. An operating device is arranged on the first conveyor carriage and a brake device is arranged on the second conveyor carriage. The brake device assumes the release state when the first and second conveyor carriage are traveling in a substantially straight manner, and the brake device assumes the brake state when at least one of the conveyor carriages is cornering in order to allow a movement of a cross belt of the cross belt conveyor in a cross conveyor direction (Q) when traveling in a straight manner and brake the movement when cornering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: INTERROLL HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Thomas Eisinger, Heinrich Droste
  • Patent number: 11718483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor arrangement, comprising a motor-operated conveyor roller, comprising a roller body which is mounted so as to be rotatable about a roller axis, a drive unit which is arranged within the roller body and is mechanically coupled between the roller body and an axle element and is designed to generate a torque between the axle element and the roller body, and a control data interface which is connected in a signal-transmitting fashion to the drive unit. The invention is characterized by an electronic addressing model which can be coupled in a signal-transmitting fashion to the sensor and to the bus line and is designed to encode a sensor signal, which is generated by the sensor and received in the addressing module, to form a bus-encoded sensor data block which comprises a digital sensor signal data block which characterises the sensor signal and a sensor address data block, and to transmit the bus-encoded sensor data block into the bus line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventors: Daniel Heinen, Herbert Henze, Claus Blödorn, Wolfgang Puntigam
  • Patent number: 11629012
    Abstract: A conveyor device, comprising a) a plurality of rack elements arranged in a first row to define a first conveyor track. The conveyor device also comprises b) a plurality of rack elements arranged in a second row to define a second conveyor track. The conveyor device includes c) a robot unit with a traction device and a driving device, wherein said traction device is adapted to move said robot unit along said first or said second conveying direction and said driving device is adapted to engage said coupling interface of said movable carrier device to drive said movable carrier device. The conveyor device also includes d) a cross traverse rack element adapted to take up said robot unit, wherein said cross traverse rack element comprises a traverse movable load carrying device having an upper traverse load surface adapted to take up an object and a traverse coupling interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventors: Xavier Frangeul, Uwe Schildheuer
  • Patent number: 11597610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transferring an item to be transported from an end portion of a flow storage system to a removal device, comprising the steps of: using an end stop arranged in a shut-off position for retaining at least one first item to be transported on the end portion of the flow storage system and/or using a separator arranged in the shut-off position to retain at least one second item to be transported on a retaining section of the flow storage system; arranging the removal device adjacent to the end portion of the flow storage system in a removal position; using at least one sensor of the removal device for checking whether the end stop and/or the separator is arranged in a shut-off position and transferring the first item to be transported from the end portion to the removal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Interroll Holding AG
    Inventors: Marcus Dörr, Werner Schiller
  • Patent number: 11420825
    Abstract: A method for state monitoring in a conveyor system, and also to a control unit, to a motorized roller, to a conveyor zone, to a conveyor section and to a conveyor system for carrying out this method. The method comprises checking for the presence of a reference operating state, determining a current of the motorized roller if the reference operating state is present, and comparing the determined current of the motorized roller with a reference value for the reference operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: INTERROLL HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hampe, Herbert Henze