US 12,012,294 B2
Assembly line having carrier for transporting components and method of operation thereof
Jeff Steward, Colonia, NJ (US); and Bob Wood, Lakewood, NJ (US)
Assigned to RENAISSANCE LAKEWOOD, LLC, Lakewood, NJ (US)
Filed by Renaissance Lakewood, LLC, Lakewood, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/341,981.
Application 18/341,981 is a division of application No. 17/748,865, filed on May 19, 2022, granted, now 11,724,893.
Prior Publication US 2023/0373735 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 49/00 (2006.01); A61J 1/16 (2023.01)
CPC B65G 49/00 (2013.01) [A61J 1/16 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0235 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly line for assembling first vial-based devices and second vial-based devices, the first vial-based devices being dimensioned differently than the second vial-based devices, the assembly line comprising:
a series of the carriers, each carrier comprising:
first and second device receptacles, the first device receptacle being adapted for receiving components of the first vial-based device, and the second device receptacle being adapted for receiving components of the second vial-based device;
the carrier being adapted for attachment to a car that travels along the assembly line;
a series of the cars, the series of the carriers being attached to the series of the cars, respectively;
a series of the assembly stations; and
a conveyor system for transporting the cars between the assembly stations;
wherein, when a series of the carriers is attached to a series of the cars, respectively, the assembly line can be switched from assembling either one of the first and second vial-based devices to assembling the other one of the first and second vial-based devices without changing or altering the series of the carriers on the assembly line.