Switch assembly of a sortation conveyor

A switch assembly of a sortation conveyor comprising:

• a switch plate comprising a switch member that defines a switch guide path;
• a divert plate comprising a divert member that defines a divert guide path on a first side of the divert member and a non-divert guide path on a second side of the divert member;
• and
• a bridge plate positioned between the switch plate and the divert plate, the bridge plate comprising a bridge member that defines a first bridge guide path on a first side of the bridge member and a second bridge guide path on the second side of the bridge member,
• wherein the bridge plate is configured to be mounted on a guide rail of the sortation conveyor over a spreader of the sortation conveyor.

A bridge plate configured to be mounted over a spreader on a guide rail of a sortation conveyor and positioned between a switch plate and a divert plate of a switch assembly of the sortation conveyor, the bridge plate comprising:

• a bridge member defined on a top surface of the bridge plate;
• a first bridge path defined by a first side of the bridge member and a first portion of the top surface, wherein the first bridge path connects a switch guide path defined by the switch plate and a divert guide path defined by the divert plate;
• and
• a second bridge path defined by a second side of the bridge member and a second portion of the top surface, wherein the second bridge path connects the switch guide path with a non-divert path of the divert plate.