Sorting system having horizontal transfer apparatus

Details Sorting system having horizontal transfer apparatus Sorting system having horizontal transfer apparatus

1994-08-10

1995-11-21

Valenza, Joseph E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor arrangement for selecting among plural sources or...

With gravity-conveying means

B65G 4744

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054678633

ABSTRACT:
In an apparatus for sorting articles on hangers, a chain pushes articles along an elongated guide rail. The guide rail has a series of gaps, each of which is normally bridged by a pivoted sorting member. At an open gap, the articles are diverted to a horizontal transfer apparatus comprising a rotatable, disc-shaped, article-receiving member. The receiving member conveys articles to the upper end of a downwardly inclined sorting chute. A ridge-shaped, arcuate guide extends along a portion of the perimeter of each receiving member to prevent articles from falling off the receiving member. The horizontal transfer apparatus enable the chutes to be positioned laterally away from the guide rail so that they do not interfere with movement of hangers having horizontal shoulders.

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