Reconfigurable vertical conveyor dispenser
US5141128A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/58
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with this invention there is provided a reconfigurable compartmentized vertical conveyor dispenser for dispensing products in an automated order dispensing system. The size of compartments for holding the products is chosen by adjusting the spacing of shelves forming the compartments. The width of the compartments is varied by coupling adjacent compartmentized vertical conveyor dispenser for synchronous operation.
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