Sorter conveyor
US4760908A · kind A · utility
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19Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2207/36
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved conveyor system having elongate conveying tubes travelling in pairs in an endless path. The invention contemplates the provision of a slider in each of the tubes in the pair, interconnection of the sliders through a support and the provision of an article engaging pusher surface upon the support and situated above the tube pairs. The sliders are guided in slots extending lengthwise of the tube pairs and are shifted by an associated roller moving in a channel that is shaped depending on the desired shifting of the pushers.
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