Flow diverting gate for conveyors

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1978-07-24

1979-12-25

Rowland, James L.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor arrangement for selecting among plural sources or...

By passive material-diverting means placed across the flow path

198637, B65G 4776

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041801512

ABSTRACT:
A flow control or flow diverging gate assembly for a conveyor having a sidewall interrupted by an opening along its length, a flow diverting gate or shear being pivotably mounted in the opening and extendable and retractable in length, the unpivoted end of the gate being guided by track means including a first guide portion parallel with the sidewall and second guide portion traversing the conveyor, movement of the gate along the first guide portion providing a variable opening in the side wall to relieve overflow on the belt, movement of the gate along the second guide portion intercepting a portion of the flow path along the conveyor to selectively reduce the flow of articles therealong.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1899320 (1933-02-01), Dupuy
patent: 2247672 (1941-07-01), Thum
patent: 3709353 (1973-01-01), Sheetz
patent: 3913730 (1975-10-01), Gruodis et al.

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