Multi-cell chute for a tilt tray sorter

Details Multi-cell chute for a tilt tray sorter Multi-cell chute for a tilt tray sorter

1998-07-17

2000-08-01

Valenza, Jospeh E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor arrangement for selecting among plural sources or...

With gravity-conveying means

19837004, B65G 4746

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060953144

ABSTRACT:
A multi-cell discharge chute for a material handling system including a plurality of tilt trays. The chute includes at least three cells arranged generally perpendicular to the travel of the material handling system and aligned with respect to one another and a plurality of guide pans associated with each of the cells. A diverter door located between the material handling system and the inlets of each of the plurality of guide pans. The diverter door is movable between each of the inlets by a multi-position actuator whereby the multi-cell discharge chute is operable to selectively discharge articles from the material handling system into each of the cells. In the preferred embodiment the chute includes a discharge control system for preventing the material handling system for discharging an article into more than one of the aligned cells within a predetermined delay time thereby preventing the material handling system from discharging an article into a cell before the discharge chute is positioned with respect to the cell.

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