Object sorter and sizer

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1998-02-20

2000-06-27

Ellis, Christopher P.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...

By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to...

198385, 19837005, B65G 1732

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060795425

ABSTRACT:
An object sorting system includes a product presentation device with a floating portion and a subframe pivotally connected to a frame link driven by a chain. The product presentation device and frame link operate with a latch so that the product presentation device can move objects through the system to be sorted and deposit the objects at an appropriate job station. The floating portion of the product presentation device allows accurate determination of object weights. The product presentation device can also be married to or divorced from wheels which are used to turn the object before a viewer for sorting based on visual characteristics. Because the wheels can be divorced from the product presentation device, objects can be deposited more gently in collection bins at the drop stations. The system may use belt driven or roller driven pre-singulation to assure that only one object is placed in a product presentation device. The system has independently driven chain drives for the wheels and the product presentation devices. Chain phasing is employed on either the chain drive for the wheels or the product presentation device to maintain appropriate spacing between the wheels and the product presentation device, thereby reducing wear and tear on the system and its components.

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