Methods, systems, and apparatuses, for operating a material handling system

A material handling system comprising:

• a first conveyor;
• a first sub-system positioned adjacent to the first conveyor;
• a separator wall positioned between the first conveyor and the first sub-system, wherein the separator wall is configured to control movement of a package between the first conveyor and the first sub-system;
• a first pop-up belt positioned below the first conveyor, wherein the first pop-up belt is configured to facilitate movement of the package from the first conveyor to the first sub-system;
• a camshaft comprising a first cam and a second cam, wherein the first cam is coupled to the first pop-up belt and the second cam is coupled to the separator wall, and wherein the camshaft is configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction, and
• wherein in response to the camshaft rotating in the first direction, the first cam causes the first pop-up belt to extend above the first conveyor to facilitate movement of the package from the first conveyor to the first sub-system, and the second cam causes the separator wall to move to a first position, wherein the separator wall, in the first position, allows the package to move from the first conveyor to the first sub-system, and
• wherein in response to the camshaft rotating in the second direction, the first cam causes the first pop-up belt to move to a retracted position below the first conveyor, and the second cam causes the separator wall to move to a second position that blocks movement of the package between the first conveyor and the first sub-system.

A method for operating a material handling system, the method comprising:

• determining, by a controller, whether a package to be transferred from a first conveyor to a second conveyor is positioned on the first conveyor;
• in response to determining that the package is positioned on the first conveyor, actuating, by the controller, a motor to rotate a camshaft in a first direction causing a first pop-up belt to extend above the first conveyor and causing a separator wall, between the first conveyor and the second conveyor, to move to a first position such that the first pop-up belt and the separator wall facilitate movement of the package from the first conveyor to the second conveyor;
• and
• in response to determining that the package has moved from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, actuating, by the controller, the motor to rotate the camshaft in a second direction causing the first pop-up belt to move to a retracted position below the first conveyor and causing the separator wall to move to a second position such that the separator wall blocks the movement of the package between the first conveyor and the second conveyor.