Patents Assigned to Transnorm System GmbH
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Patent number: 11685617Abstract: A boom conveyor includes a boom that carries a conveyor, a support structure for the boom, a rear pivot joint that connects a rear end of the boom to the support structure, and a pivot drive that controls pivoting movement of the boom about the rear pivot joint. The boom conveyor apparatus includes an operator platform and an attachment mechanism at a front end of the boom whereby the operator platform may be attached to the boom or detached therefrom. The attachment mechanism includes a leveling mechanism that is configured to apply a leveling adjustment to the operator platform.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: TRANSNORM SYSTEM GMBHInventors: Bryan Anthony Bell, John Henderson
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Patent number: 11655109Abstract: A boom conveyor includes a boom that carries a conveyor, a support structure for the boom, a rear pivot joint that connects a rear end of the boom to the support structure, and a pivot drive that controls pivoting movement of the boom about the rear pivot joint. The boom conveyor apparatus includes an operator platform and an attachment mechanism at a front end of the boom whereby the operator platform may be attached to the boom or detached therefrom. The attachment mechanism includes a leveling mechanism that is configured to apply a leveling adjustment to the operator platform.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TRANSNORM SYSTEM GMBHInventors: Bryan Anthony Bell, John Henderson
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Publication number: 20230140832Abstract: A boom conveyor includes a boom that carries a conveyor, a support structure for the boom, a rear pivot joint that connects a rear end of the boom to the support structure, and a pivot drive that controls pivoting movement of the boom about the rear pivot joint. The boom conveyor apparatus includes an operator platform and an attachment mechanism at a front end of the boom whereby the operator platform may be attached to the boom or detached therefrom. The attachment mechanism includes a leveling mechanism that is configured to apply a leveling adjustment to the operator platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Transnorm System GmbhInventors: Bryan Anthony BELL, John HENDERSON
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Patent number: 11505415Abstract: A boom conveyor includes a boom that carries a conveyor, a support structure for the boom, a rear pivot joint that connects a rear end of the boom to the support structure, and a pivot drive that controls pivoting movement of the boom about the rear pivot joint. The boom conveyor apparatus includes an operator platform and an attachment mechanism at a front end of the boom whereby the operator platform may be attached to the boom or detached therefrom. The attachment mechanism includes a leveling mechanism that is configured to apply a leveling adjustment to the operator platform.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: TRANSNORM SYSTEM GMBHInventors: Bryan Anthony Bell, John Henderson
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Patent number: 10968044Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods of manufacturing are described that provide a drop link and associated conveying system for item transport. An example conveying system includes a telescopic side guide that includes one or more sections and a plurality of drop links each supported by respective sections. Each drop link includes an extension mechanism that movably attaches the drop link to the section. Each extension mechanism allows translation of the drop link relative the respective section of the telescopic side guide between a retracted position and an extended position in which a portion of the drop link extends at least partially beyond an outer edge of the respective section of the telescopic side guide.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Transnorm System GmbHInventors: Ondrej Neumann, Miroslav Kubo, Radim Mrazek
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Patent number: 10941006Abstract: The invention relates to a vertical diverter for a conveyor system having a lower conveyor track and an upper conveyor track, wherein the vertical diverter is provided and designed for vertically connecting the two conveyor tracks, and the vertical diverter has a lower diverter track and an upper diverter track. The vertical diverter is characterized in that the lower diverter track is shorter than the upper diverter track, that the lower diverter track is provided and designed to be lowered at least at one end in order to make room for the connection of the end of the upper diverter track to be lowered, and that the upper diverter track is provided and designed to be lowered at least at one end, and that the lowered end of the upper diverter track rests where the unlowered end of the lower diverter track previously rested.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: TRANSNORM SYSTEM GMBHInventors: Kai-Ulrich Ventz, Rene Schaellig
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Patent number: 10793367Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods of manufacturing are described that provide a conveying module and conveying table for item transport. An example conveying module include a frame and an item transport plate that supports one or more items received thereon. The conveying module further includes a conveying drive motor supported by the frame and operably coupled to the item transport plate. The conveying drive motor causes rotation of the item transport plate about the conveying drive motor. The conveying module further includes a tilt adjustment mechanism that adjusts a tilt direction of the item transport plate relative to the frame. The conveying module also includes, in some instance, a tilt drive mechanism that controls operation of the tilt adjustment mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: TRANSNORM SYSTEM GMBHInventors: Daniel Wedekind, Rene Schaellig, Kai-Ulrich Ventz
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Publication number: 20200247623Abstract: A boom conveyor includes a boom that carries a conveyor, a support structure for the boom, a rear pivot joint that connects a rear end of the boom to the support structure, and a pivot drive that controls pivoting movement of the boom about the rear pivot joint. The boom conveyor apparatus includes an operator platform and an attachment mechanism at a front end of the boom whereby the operator platform may be attached to the boom or detached therefrom. The attachment mechanism includes a leveling mechanism that is configured to apply a leveling adjustment to the operator platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Transnorm System GmbhInventors: Bryan Anthony BELL, John HENDERSON
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Publication number: 20200198900Abstract: A description of a continuous conveyor is provided. The continuous conveyor includes a front segment, a central segment and a rear segment. At least the central segment has a conveying device for conveying objects and at least one height-adjustment device for adjusting the height of at least the conveying device from at least one lower, use position for conveying objects into an upper position. In a conveying position, the front segment, the conveying device of the central segment and the rear segment are arranged one behind the other in at least one conveying direction. Provision is made for a free space beneath the conveying device of the central segment in the upper position. The free space has a height of at least 160 cm, a width of at least 70 cm, and a depth corresponding to the width of the conveying device of the central segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicants: Deutsche Post AG, Transnorm System GmbHInventors: Bernd Hartmann, Kai-Ulrich Ventz, René Schällig, Jana Mönster
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Patent number: 10669108Abstract: A boom conveyor apparatus includes a boom that carries a conveyor, a support structure for the boom, a rear pivot joint that connects a rear end of the boom to the support structure, and a pivot drive that controls pivoting movement of the boom about the rear pivot joint. The boom conveyor apparatus includes an operator platform and an attachment mechanism at a front end of the boom whereby the operator platform may be attached to the boom or detached therefrom. The attachment mechanism includes a levelling mechanism that is configured to apply a levelling adjustment to the operator platform.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: TRANSNORM SYSTEM GMBHInventors: Bryan Anthony Bell, John Henderson
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Patent number: 10647520Abstract: The invention relates to a method which comprises determining first geometry information of a first object stream of a plurality of objects, which are transported on a first conveyor. The method also comprises determining second geometry information of a second object stream of a plurality of objects which are transported on a second conveyor. The first conveyor is configured to transport objects at a first speed, and the second conveyor is configured to transport objects at a second speed. The first conveyor and the second conveyor are arranged in such a way that the objects which are transported by the first conveyor move onto the second conveyor. The method also comprises adjusting the first speed of the first conveyor and/or adjusting the second speed of the second conveyor on the basis of the determined first geometry information and/or the determined second geometry information.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: Deutsche Post AG, Transnorm System GmbHInventors: Bernd Hartmann, Ali Özyigit, Kai-Ulrich Ventz, René Schällig
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Patent number: 9878854Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for the singulation of packages, especially for the singulation of parcels. The invention is based on the assumption that the parcels are initially present as a bulk flow. The packages are transported in the form of a package flow on fifteen different transport means at different transport speeds, whereby the transport direction is deflected at least once by approximately 90°.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignees: DEUTSCHE POST AG, TRANSNORM SYSTEM GmbHInventors: Detlef Walter, Sidy Diop, Arnd Kraemer, Kai Ventz, Karl Warnecke, Stefan Huke, Tillmann Eid, Bernd Hartmann
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Publication number: 20170362036Abstract: The invention relates to a method which comprises determining first geometry information of a first object stream of a plurality of objects, which are transported on a first conveyor. The method also comprises determining second geometry information of a second object stream of a plurality of objects which are transported on a second conveyor. The first conveyor is configured to transport objects at a first speed, and the second conveyor is configured to transport objects at a second speed. The first conveyor and the second conveyor are arranged in such a way that the objects which are transported by the first conveyor move onto the second conveyor. The method also comprises adjusting the first speed of the first conveyor and/or adjusting the second speed of the second conveyor on the basis of the determined first geometry information and/or the determined second geometry information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicants: Deutsche Post AG, Transnorm System GmbHInventors: Bernd Hartmann, Ali Özyigit, Kai-Ulrich Ventz, René Schällig
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Patent number: 9120626Abstract: A curved belt conveyor includes a circulating transport belt. The transport belt is connected to the outer side of the curved belt conveyor provided with a chain. The chain has guides guided by guide elements of the curved belt conveyor. Among other things, the guides are detachable from the chain and can be constructed as a roller or a wearing part.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: TRANSNORM SYSTEM, GmbHInventors: Kai Ventz, René Schällig
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Patent number: 9120628Abstract: A curved belt conveyor has a conveying belt (3). The conveyor includes an application element (8) guided by a plurality of rollers (20) arranged in pairs. Each pair of rollers (20) is arranged on a retaining element (10). The retaining element (10) has a U-shaped profile with a base (11) and two limbs (12, 13). Rollers (20) are fastened on the opposite limbs (12, 13) of the U-shaped profile via associated roller holders (25).Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2011Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: TRANSNORM SYSTEM GmbHInventors: Kai Ventz, René Schällig
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Patent number: 9016468Abstract: The invention relates to a device for distributing or bringing together conveyance flows, in particular a conveyed-goods distributor, comprising at least one conveying element (4) which can be adjusted, and at least one adjustment drive (5) for at least the conveying element, the adjustment drive (5) comprising at least one drive means (10) and a redirecting transmission (12), the redirecting transmission (12) being designed as a crank drive and being coupled to at least one mechanical energy store (19) as an auxiliary drive for at least one of the adjustment motions of the conveying element (4). According to the invention, the energy store is a spring element (19), one end (20) of which is accommodated in a rotationally fixed manner and the other end (21) of which is rotatably connected to a crank arm (14) of the crank drive.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Transnorm System GmbHInventor: Kai Ventz
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Publication number: 20140166444Abstract: In a curved belt conveyor having a circulating transport belt, wherein the transport belt is connected on the outer side of the curved belt conveyor with a chain and the chain has guide means that are guided by guide elements on the curved belt conveyor, the guide means are attached to the chain in detachable manner. The guide means can be constructed in the form of a roller or a wearing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Transnorm System GmbHInventors: Kai Ventz, René Schällig
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Publication number: 20120125745Abstract: The invention relates to a device for distributing or bringing together conveyance flows, in particular a conveyed-goods distributor, comprising at least one conveying element (4) which can be adjusted, and at least one adjustment drive (5) for at least the conveying element, the adjustment drive (5) comprising at least one drive means (10) and a redirecting transmission (12), the redirecting transmission (12) being designed as a crank drive and being coupled to at least one mechanical energy store (19) as an auxiliary drive for at least one of the adjustment motions of the conveying element (4). According to the invention, the energy store is a spring element (19), one end (20) of which is accommodated in a rotationally fixed manner and the other end (21) of which is rotatably connected to a crank arm (14) of the crank drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Transnorm System GmbHInventor: Kai Ventz
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Patent number: 6805234Abstract: A roller conveyor with rotating rollers for transporting goods with a belt for driving the rollers arranged under the rollers, whereby the belt is aligned substantially vertical, is characterized in that on the upper edge of the belt, in contact with the rollers, a continuous profile element is arranged, and that the profile element is designed wider than the belt and projects over the latter on both sides.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Transnorm System GmbHInventor: Karl Warnecke
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Patent number: 6685010Abstract: A device for inward and outward transfer of material comprises a conveyor section with a continuous belt for receiving the material at an angle, and an airlock section and a guide section for guiding the continuous belt. The airlock section has a rectangular end area and an acute-angle end area. There is a drive having a driving drum and a back-up roller. The drive is arranged in proximity to the rectangular end area of the airlock section and the back-up roller is displaceable in a direction of the driving drum.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Transnorm System GmbHInventor: Karl Warnecke