Conveyor apparatus for placing articles in a single file
AssigneeRoger D. Pugh
InventorRoger Pugh
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Abstract
A conveying apparatus for transport and placement of articles in single file order includes dual parallel infeed conveyors each having an elevating portion for discharging articles onto transverse conveyors whose discharge ends are disposed over elevated discharge conveyors traversing in the opposite direction from the direction of movement of the infeed conveyors. The discharge conveyors include horizontal conveyor runs over which are disposed elongated article guide fences operable to guide articles into single file order but to also force articles not in proper order off of the conveyors into bottomless bins which guide the articles onto the inlet portions of the infeed conveyors for recycling through the apparatus.
Claims18
A conveyor apparatus for placing articles in a single file, comprising:
- a frame;
- a first conveyor supported on said frame including a first horizontal run portion, an elevating portion and a discharge end portion;
- a second conveyor disposed generally above said horizontal run portion of said first conveyor and traversing in a direction substantially opposite said horizontal run portion of said first conveyor;
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- article guide fence means disposed above said second conveyor for guiding articles on said second conveyor into a single file and whereby misplaced articles are discharged laterally from said second conveyor.
A conveyor apparatus for placing articles in a single file, comprising:
- a frame;
- a first conveyor supported on said frame including a first horizontal run portion, an elevating portion and a discharge end portion;
- a second conveyor disposed generally above said horizontal run portion of said first conveyor and traversing in a direction substantially opposite said horizontal run portion of said first conveyor;
- a third conveyor disposed adjacent a discharge end of said first conveyor for transferring articles from said first conveyor to said second conveyor;
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- article guide fence means disposed above said second conveyor for guiding articles on said second conveyor into a single file and whereby misplaced articles are discharged laterally from said second conveyor.
A conveyor apparatus for placing articles in a single file, comprising:
- a frame;
- a first conveyor supported on said frame including a first horizontal run portion, an elevating portion and a discharge end portion, said first conveyor includes spaced apart tread means formed thereon for supporting articles during movement of said articles along said elevating portion of said first conveyor;
- a second conveyor disposed generally above said horizontal run portion of said first conveyor and traversing in a direction substantially opposite said horizontal run portion of said first conveyor;
- a third conveyor disposed adjacent a discharge end of said first conveyor for transferring articles from said first conveyor to said second conveyor;
- article guide fence means disposed above said second conveyor for guiding articles on said second conveyor into a single file and whereby misplaced articles are discharged laterally from said second conveyor;
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- article guide means disposed adjacent said second conveyor for guiding articles discharged laterally from said second conveyor onto said first horizontal run portion of said first conveyor in response to deflection by said fence means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.