System and method for conveying and sorting articles

Details System and method for conveying and sorting articles System and method for conveying and sorting articles

1998-02-12

1999-03-30

Nguyen, Tuan N.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor arrangement for selecting among plural sources or...

By passive material-diverting means placed across the flow path

19837002, 19837009, 198637, 209540, 209657, 209916, B65G 3700, B07C 900

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058876995

ABSTRACT:
Articles are conveyed along a primary conveyor in a first direction, and are moved rapidly onto a selected one of a plurality of sorting conveyors closely packed and extending generally lateral to the primary conveyor by rotating the articles so that a portion of each rotated article extends across the side of the primary conveyor to be frictionally engaged on the sorting conveyor for rapid movement away from the primary conveyor.

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