Measuring station
8.3 The Conveyor module
The module is supplied completely assembled. The attached motor controller permits clockwise and
anticlockwise rotation.
The Conveyor module is used to transport and buffer workpieces. Optical proximity sensors with fiber-optic
cables are used to verify that workpieces are present at the start of the conveyor, upstream of the stopper,
and at the end of the conveyor.
The conveyor belt is driven by a DC gear motor.
The workpieces can be discharged by an attached electromagnet (solenoid) with separator.
The stopper cylinder stops the workpieces at the pick position on the conveyor.
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The Conveyor module can be mounted on a profile
plate, a profile foot or a slotted mounting frame. The
DC motor is freely positionable. The conveyor module
is suitable for transporting, separating, or discharging
workpieces with a diameter of 40 mm (e.g. "basic
body" or "cylinder for assembly" workpiece sets).
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