Apparatus for diverting a stream of articles
US9856093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/682
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for diverting a stream of articles that includes an input conveyor belt conveying a stream of articles in a direction of travel and at an input speed and an output conveyor belt operating at an output speed and disposed parallel with the input conveyor belt in the same direction of travel. A diverter element extending along the input conveyor belt and is moveable between the direction of travel and an opposite direction wherein the diverter element operates in one of two modes of operation depending upon the input speed and the output speed.
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