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Reconfigurable vertical conveyor dispenser

US5141128A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 1991
Grant dateAug 25, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 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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