Vertical diverter for a conveyor system
US10941006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/0264
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a vertical diverter for a conveyor system having a lower conveyor track and an upper conveyor track, wherein the vertical diverter is provided and designed for vertically connecting the two conveyor tracks, and the vertical diverter has a lower diverter track and an upper diverter track. The vertical diverter is characterized in that the lower diverter track is shorter than the upper diverter track, that the lower diverter track is provided and designed to be lowered at least at one end in order to make room for the connection of the end of the upper diverter track to be lowered, and that the upper diverter track is provided and designed to be lowered at least at one end, and that the lowered end of the upper diverter track rests where the unlowered end of the lower diverter track previously rested.
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