Conveyor system comprising portable transport modules
First Claim
1. A portable conveyor system comprising a modularly constructed conveyor and a plurality of transport modules each formed of a plurality of previously installed and previously tested conveyor components, wherein the modules are arranged directly adjacent next to each other and/or on top of each other for commonly forming the system in a connected state,wherein the conveyor comprises:
- a plurality of conveying lines commonly forming, with regard to material flow, a predefined course of conveying lines, wherein each of the conveying lines comprises a separate machine frame;
at least one drive unit;
at least one control device; and
a transport device movable along the course of conveying lines by the at least one drive unit in order to transport load supports through the system;
wherein each of the plurality of modules comprises;
a standardized exterior dimension;
a support structure, a dimension of which is adapted to the standardized exterior dimension; and
at least one of the conveying lines, wherein the machine frame of the at least one of the conveying lines is connected permanently to the support structure along a uniform grid;
wherein each of the plurality of modules comprises at least one spatially standardized conveyor interface, wherein the at least one conveyor interface is adapted to couple, in terms of material flow, to another spatially standardized conveyor interface of one of the modules arranged directly adjacent thereto; and
wherein the spatially standardized conveyor interfaces are defined along the uniform grid.
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Abstract
A portable conveyor system comprising a modularly constructed conveyor and a plurality of transport modules each formed of a plurality of previously installed and previously tested conveyor components, wherein the modules are arranged at least one of directly adjacent next to each other and on top of each other for commonly forming the system in a connected state, wherein the conveyor comprises: a plurality of conveying lines commonly forming, with regard to material flow, a predefined course of conveying lines, wherein each of the conveying lines comprises a separate machine frame; at least one drive unit; at least one control device; and transport means movable along the course of conveying lines by the at least one drive unit in order to transport load supports through the system; and wherein each of the modules comprises: a standardized exterior dimension; a support structure, a dimension of which is adapted to the standardized exterior dimension; and at least one of the conveying lines, wherein the machine frame of the at least one of the conveying lines is connected permanently to the support structure.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable conveyor system comprising a modularly constructed conveyor and a plurality of transport modules each formed of a plurality of previously installed and previously tested conveyor components, wherein the modules are arranged directly adjacent next to each other and/or on top of each other for commonly forming the system in a connected state,
wherein the conveyor comprises: -
a plurality of conveying lines commonly forming, with regard to material flow, a predefined course of conveying lines, wherein each of the conveying lines comprises a separate machine frame; at least one drive unit; at least one control device; and a transport device movable along the course of conveying lines by the at least one drive unit in order to transport load supports through the system;
wherein each of the plurality of modules comprises;a standardized exterior dimension; a support structure, a dimension of which is adapted to the standardized exterior dimension; and at least one of the conveying lines, wherein the machine frame of the at least one of the conveying lines is connected permanently to the support structure along a uniform grid; wherein each of the plurality of modules comprises at least one spatially standardized conveyor interface, wherein the at least one conveyor interface is adapted to couple, in terms of material flow, to another spatially standardized conveyor interface of one of the modules arranged directly adjacent thereto; and wherein the spatially standardized conveyor interfaces are defined along the uniform grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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18. A portable transport module for being installed in a conveyor system which comprises a modularly constructed conveyor and a plurality of modules, wherein the modules of the system can be arranged directly adjacent next to each other and/or on top of each other for commonly forming the system in a connected state, and wherein the portable module comprises:
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a plurality of previously installed and previously tested conveyor components forming at least one conveying line which is, with regard to material flow, part of a previously defined course of conveying lines; a standardized exterior dimension; and a support structure, a dimension of which is adapted to the standardized exterior dimension; wherein each of the conveying lines is connected permanently to the support structure along a uniform grid; wherein the portable module comprises at least one spatially standardized conveyor interface, wherein the at least one conveyor interface is adapted to couple, in terms of material flow, to another spatially standardized conveyor interface of another portable module arranged directly adjacent thereto; and wherein the spatially standardized conveyor interfaces are defined along the uniform grid.
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