Indexing conveyor system

Details Indexing conveyor system Indexing conveyor system

1981-08-14

1984-02-14

Valenza, Joseph E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor system for establishing and moving a group of items

By shifting group of items simultaneously from stream...

198431, 198435, 198447, 198592, B65G 4726

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ABSTRACT:
An indexing conveyor system wherein a feed conveyor section receives items, which are rapidly dispensed from a source thereof, and transports the items, one behind the other, on a plurality of endless belts to a pivotal conveyor section. A counter counts the items moving on the pivotal conveyor section and effects rapid pivotal movement of the pivotal conveyor section when a predetermined number of items have been counted. The distal end of the pivotal conveyor section pivots between positions aligned first with one and then the other of a pair of elongated receiving conveyor sections arranged in tiers and each having a plurality of longitudinally extending, laterally spaced endless belts. A guard conveyor section closely overlies the pivotal conveyor section, is movable in unison therewith, and prevents items from being thrown off of the pivotal conveyor section when the latter pivots between its respective positions. A plurality of longitudinally extending, laterally spaced rods are disposed between the upper portions of the endless belts of each receiving conveyor section and rotate in the same direction about their longitudinal axes. Vertically shiftable, plate-like members associated with each receiving conveyor section alternately elevate and depress the upper portions of the endless belts thereof so that the rotating rods of each receiving conveyor section are alternately rendered effective and ineffective to change the direction and transport items transversely off of the receiving conveyor section in a row and onto an adjacent take-off conveyor section. The takeoff conveyor sections transport and alternately deposit the rows of items onto a final conveyor section, which extends in the same direction as the take-off conveyor sections.

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