Festo Sorting Station Inline - The Conveyor Module

Sorting Station Inline
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9.4 The conveyor module
The conveyor module can b
e mounted on a profile
plate, a profile foot or a slotted mounting plate.
The conve
yor module is suitable for transporting,
buffering and separating workpieces with a
diameter of 40
mm (e. g. workpiece set “Cylinder
bodies” or “For cylinder assembly”).
T
he conveyor belt is driven by a freely positionable
DC gear motor.
The motor controller used permits clockwise/counterclockwise rotation, inching operation and speed
control.
Optical proximity sensors with fiber-optic cables are used to verify that workpieces are present upstream
from the feed separator and at the end of the conveyor.
The workpieces can be stopped and separated by an attached electromagnet (solenoid) with separator. The
end positions of the solenoid are monitored by inductive proximity sensors.
Modifications required at the conveyor module
The following components are omitted:
• Sensor for "workpiece at intermediate conveyor position" signal
The following components are added:
• Deflector
• Sensor (inductive proximity sensor) for component deflector 1 for signal deflector 1 advanced
• Sensor (inductive proximity sensor) for component deflector 2 for signal deflector 2 advanced
• Both deflectors are equipped with an ejector instead of a feed separator.
• Deflection mirror for workpiece at end of conveyor and slide full