Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor arrangement for selecting among plural sources or... – By passive material-diverting means placed across the flow path
Patent
1989-08-23
1990-08-07
Valenza, Joseph E.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor arrangement for selecting among plural sources or...
By passive material-diverting means placed across the flow path
198440, B65G 4746
Patent
active
049460226
ABSTRACT:
An article sorting switch comprising a plurality of pallet support members and means for moving pallet support members through a predetermined closed course. Pallets are slideably supported on the pallet support members in abutting relationship and have switch engaging members depending therefrom. The pallets have lower arcuate side portions that allow the pallets to remain in continuous sequential contact as the pallets pass through arcuate portions of the closed course. A switching mechanism is provided for selectively directing the pallets to one of several diverging article conveying paths. The article conveying paths are defined by sorting guide members, and return guide members are provided for realigning the pallets to a central location corresponding to the switching mechanism. Knife edge conveyors are provided to load and unload the article sorting switch without subjecting the articles to any substantial vertical drop. The article sorting switch is thereby especially adapted to handle loosely bound bundles of papers, letters, and magazines.
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Davis Bill E.
Podsiad Paul
O'Neil Michael A.
Stewart Systems, Inc.
Valenza Joseph E.
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