Pallet stop
AssigneeDENSO International America, Inc.
InventorChristopher Hoskins
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling movement of an object on a conveyor include a main body located beneath the conveyor and having a first end and a second end. A handle is connected to the second end of the main body. A stopper extends from the first end of the main body, wherein the stopper includes a thickness that is less than a width of a gap between two adjacent rollers of the conveyor. The apparatus is configured to be rotated around a longitudinal axis of the main body between a first position and a second position. In the first position the handle prevents the object from moving on the conveyor and in the second position the stopper prevents the object from moving on the conveyor.
Claims20
An apparatus for controlling movement of a pallet on a conveyor having a plurality of rollers, the apparatus comprising:
- a main body configured to be mounted to the conveyor such that a first end of the main body is between a rear end and a front end of the conveyor, and a second end of the main body is adjacent the front end of the conveyor;
- a handle connected to the second end of the main body;
- a stopper connected to the first end of the main body;
- wherein the apparatus is configured to be rotated between a first position and a second position;
- wherein in the first position the handle is located higher than the plurality of rollers and prevents the pallet from moving past the front end of the conveyor, and the stopper is beneath the conveyor and aligned between at least two of the plurality of rollers;
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- wherein in the second position the stopper is located higher than the plurality of rollers and prevents the pallet from moving to the front end of the conveyor, and the handle is lower than when in the first position such that the handle does not block the pallet from moving past the front end of the conveyor.
An apparatus for controlling movement of an object on a conveyor, the apparatus comprising:
- a main body located beneath the conveyor and having a first end and a second end;
- a handle connected to the second end of the main body;
- a stopper extending from the first end of the main body, wherein the stopper includes a thickness that is less than a width of a gap between two adjacent rollers of the conveyor;
- wherein the apparatus is configured to be rotated around a longitudinal axis of the main body between a first position and a second position;
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- wherein in the first position the handle prevents the object from moving on the conveyor and in the second position the stopper prevents the object from moving on the conveyor.
A method for controlling movement of an object on a conveyor, the method comprising:
- rotating a handle around a longitudinal axis of a main body between a first position to a second position, wherein the handle is connected to a first end main body and the main body is underneath the conveyor;
- wherein in the first position the handle is positioned higher than the conveyor and the object is prevented from moving past an end of the conveyor and a stopper connected to a second end of the main body is positioned lower than the conveyor;
- wherein in the second position the stopper is positioned higher than the conveyor and prevents the object from moving to the end of the conveyor;
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- wherein the stopper translates through a gap between two adjacent rollers of the conveyor when moving between the first position and the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.