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Overhead mounted sorter for conveyors

A conveyor belt, the technology of the main conveyor belt, applied in the field of automatic sorting of items related to different locations

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-10-27
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICAN INC
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Finally, there is no means to divert such physically disparate items as large boxes and flat envelopes loaded on traditional conveyor belts

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[0031] Referring now in particular to the drawings, wherein like numerals represent like parts throughout. Figure 1 shows an overhead sorting device 10 embodying the present invention. At least one sorting device 10 may be added to the sorting conveyor system 1, which may include, for example, at least one main high conveyor belt 12, at least one auxiliary low conveyor belt 15, at least one receiving destination and a multi-stage swash plate Sorting device 18. At least one secondary receiving destination or chute 13 may be provided immediately adjacent to the main conveyor belt and at least one secondary receiving destination or chute 16 may be provided immediately adjacent to the secondary conveyor belt.

[0032]The main conveyor belt 12 transfers the items to be sorted, such as parcels P, in the direction of the arrow A, so that they pass under the sorting device 10 . The destination position of the parcel relative to the swash plate sorter 18 is communicated to the sorter...

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The present invention reveals a sorting device, positioned above and orientated across a plurality of conveyors, capable of diverting objects between the conveyors or removing objects entirely from the conveyors, based on the object's destination location or some other characteristic. To accomplish its purpose, the device includes: a primary conveyor; a secondary conveyor; a monorail positioned above and orientated across the conveyors; a carriage that mounts the monorail; and a linear actuator that drives the carriage side to side the length of the monorail. The invention herein particularly relates to a paddle attached to the carriage that extends downward to contact the objects. A wiper is located along the bottom edge of the paddle that is biased in contact with the conveyors. A controller is capable of positioning the carriage so the paddle contacts the object to be diverted and pushes it between conveyors or from conveyors to adjacent destination locations.

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[0001] The patent application for the present invention is the application number 99813758.8, the application date is November 19, 1999, and the title of the invention is a divisional application of "elevated sorting device for conveyor belt". technical field [0002] The present invention relates to the automatic sorting of articles associated with different locations, and more particularly, the present invention relates to receiving articles from conveyor belts and transferring articles between adjacent conveyor belts under programmed control to feed a multi-stage swash plate sorting apparatus Elevated sorting device. Background technique [0003] Every day, mail delivery companies collect millions of mail parcels from thousands of locations around the world and send them to sorting facilities for processing. After processing, the parcels are shipped to numerous destinations. In order to meet the strict schedules of today's business environment and at the same time ensure...

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IPC IPC(8): B65G47/49B65G47/52B65G47/82
CPCB65G47/82
Inventor 亨利·邦尼特
Owner UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICAN INC
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