Patent ID: 7280889
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A device for controlling at least one zone in a conveyor system comprising: a device controller having signal processor/generator and memory allocation having at least one event logic program element; a position-sensitive program element associated with the device controller for identifying the position of the device in a series of devices; an object detector port operably coupled with the device controller and adapted to be coupled with an object detector; an actuator control port operable coupled with the controller and adapted to be coupled with a conveyor zone actuator; at least one two-way controller communication port operably coupled with at least one of an adjacent upstream controller communication port and an adjacent downstream controller communication port, the event logic program element responsive to inputs from at least two adjacent upstream controller communication ports and at least two adjacent downstream controller communication port; whereby, when the object detector port is coupled with an object detector, the actuator control port is coupled with an actuator, and the at least one two-way controller communication port is coupled with one of the at least two adjacent upstream controller communication port and the at least two adjacent downstream controller communication ports, the signal processor/generator is responsive to communication from an object detector and communications from at least one adjacent upstream and downstream controller, and at least one event logic program element can control the state of a conveyor zone actuator.