PALLET FOR A CONVEYOR SYSTEM, A CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH A CONVEYOR SYSTEM
First Claim
1. Pallet (5) for a conveyor system (1) comprising a conveyor track (2, 3), where the pallet (5) comprises a housing (50) having an upper side (51) adapted to support an object, and an underside (52) opposite to the upper side (51), where the underside is adapted to bear on a conveyor track (2, 3), where the housing (50) comprises a front side (67), a rear side (68), a right side (69) and a left side (70), characterized in that the pallet (5) comprises a rechargeable power source (54), a control unit (56), a wireless communication means (57) and a plurality of actuating means (60;
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65) arranged to be controlled by the control unit (56), where the actuating means (60;
65) are adapted to extend out of the housing (50) or to retract into the housing (50) by a control signal from the control unit (56).
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Abstract
Pallet for a conveyor system comprising a conveyor track, where the pallet comprises a housing having an upper side adapted to support an object, and an underside opposite to the upper side, where the underside is adapted to bear on a conveyor track, where the housing comprises a front side, a rear side, a right side and a left side, where the pallet comprises a rechargeable power source, a control unit, a wireless communication means and a plurality of actuating means arranged to be controlled by the control unit, where the actuating means are adapted to extend out of the housing or to retract into the housing by a control signal from the control unit. The advantage of the invention is that a self-contained pallet is provided, which can navigate through a conveyor system without the need of dedicated diverters.
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18 Claims
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1. Pallet (5) for a conveyor system (1) comprising a conveyor track (2, 3), where the pallet (5) comprises a housing (50) having an upper side (51) adapted to support an object, and an underside (52) opposite to the upper side (51), where the underside is adapted to bear on a conveyor track (2, 3), where the housing (50) comprises a front side (67), a rear side (68), a right side (69) and a left side (70), characterized in that the pallet (5) comprises a rechargeable power source (54), a control unit (56), a wireless communication means (57) and a plurality of actuating means (60;
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65) arranged to be controlled by the control unit (56), where the actuating means (60;
65) are adapted to extend out of the housing (50) or to retract into the housing (50) by a control signal from the control unit (56). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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65) arranged to be controlled by the control unit (56), where the actuating means (60;
- 9. Conveyor system (1) adapted to convey pallets (5), comprising a plurality of conveyor tracks (2, 3) each comprising a conveying element (10), characterized in that the conveyor system (1) comprises at least one pallet (5).
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