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US 2026/0070744 A1Published application
Adjustable flights for a conveyor
AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorBryant G. Ragan
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Abstract
A conveying system employs a plurality of sets of coordinating flights for controlling the spacing of objects conveyed by a conveyor. Each set of coordinating flights includes a front flight having a rotatable panel that can selectively move into a vertical position for stopping a parcel and a rear flight having a horizontal panel for supporting a parcel from below.
Claims17
A dynamic gapping conveyor, comprising:
- a frame forming a carryway for a conveying surface;
- a conveying surface extending in a conveying direction from a first end to a second end and laterally from a first side edge to a second side edge;
- a first flight having a rotatable panel extending laterally across the conveying surface for catching a front of a parcel, the first flight connected to a first mover of a linear transport system;
- and
- a second flight having a horizontal panel for supporting the parcel from below, the second flight connected to a second mover of the linear transport system.
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A flight for a dynamic gapping conveyor, comprising:
- a panel for contacting a parcel;
- a rod extending from the panel;
- a cam follower connected to the rod for engaging a track in a frame of the dynamic gapping conveyor;
- a bearing support housed in a sheath for receiving the rod;
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- a plurality of spring-loaded fasteners for mounting the sheath to a mover, so that raising the cam follower causes the panel to raise relative to the mover.
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A flight for a conveyor comprising:
- a laterally extending panel having a plurality of first hinge elements extending from a first edge;
- a lateral connecting bar having a plurality of second hinge elements configured to interleave with the first hinge elements;
- a plurality of longitudinally extending fingers extending from the lateral connecting bar;
- a hinge rod extending through the interleaved hinge elements;
- a bearing support mounted to a mover of a linear transport system for rotatably receiving the hinge rod;
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- a cam follower connected to and offset from an end of the hinge rod for engaging a track in a frame of the conveyor so that raising the cam follower rotates the laterally-extending panel to a vertical position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.