Patent ID: 11896728
Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 17:
18. An enclosed fixture, the enclosed fixture comprising:
an energy emission element configured to produce ultraviolet (“UV”) energy output;
a housing configured to attach within an interior cavity of a conveyor system, the housing including electrical contacts configured to receive the energy emission element, the housing further including a lateral edge and a longitudinal edge, wherein:
the lateral edge is configured to extend across a moveable surface of the conveyor system within the interior cavity,
the longitudinal edge is configured to extend along the moveable surface within the interior cavity, wherein a first end of the longitudinal edge is attached at a first location within the interior cavity and a second end of the longitudinal edge is attached at a second location within the interior cavity, wherein the lateral edge intersects the longitudinal edge at the first end,
the moveable surface contacts the longitudinal edge at the first end and at the second end, such that (i) the longitudinal edge has a first angle between the first end and the second end, and (ii) a portion of the moveable surface between the first end and the second end has the first angle, and
each of the longitudinal edge and the moveable surface has a respective incline, the respective inclines being in a particular direction with respect to a frame of the conveyor system;
a power regulator configured to provide power to the energy emission element via the electrical contacts;
an absorptive barrier arranged along the lateral edge of the housing, wherein the absorptive barrier is configured to contact the moveable surface; and
an interlock switch configured to determine a status of the contact between the absorptive barrier and the moveable surface, wherein:
responsive to determining a closed status of the contact between the absorptive barrier and the moveable surface, the interlock switch performs a first modification of the power provided by the power regulator to the energy emission element, and
responsive to determining an open status of the contact between the absorptive barrier and the moveable surface, the interlock switch performs a second modification of the power provided by the power regulator to the energy emission element.