Patent ID: 9682830
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61F,B65G,B65H

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a transfer assembly configured to transfer one or more articles from a first moving carrier to a second moving carrier, the method comprising: providing a programmable motor; providing a motor control system for the programmable motor, wherein the motor control system and the programmable motor define an excitation frequency; providing a carrier member comprising a housing comprising a carbon fiber portion; and shifting a natural frequency of the carrier member by forming the carbon fiber portion with a first carbon fiber layer having a first fiber orientation extending in a first direction and with a second carbon fiber layer having a second fiber orientation extending in a second direction that is different than the first direction, wherein the shifting the natural frequency step establishes the natural frequency of the carrier member to be at least 1.1 times greater than or at least 1.1 times less than the excitation frequency of the motor control system and the programmable motor.