Articulating cabinet support assembly for moving conveyor system

An articulating article support assembly for arranging an article in a desired operating position along an assembly line comprising:

• a movable conveyor unit;
• a support base fixed to a portion of the movable conveyor unit;
• a support arm adapted to support an article moving down an assembly line upon the conveyor unit, said support arm being pivotally attached to the support base for movement between at least first and second positions;
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• an adjustable arm assembly including an arm member biased toward the support arm, wherein the support arm can be selectively shifted from the first position to the second position against a biasing force of the adjustable arm assembly to provide additional access to the article along the assembly line, wherein the arm member of the adjustable arm assembly is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the support arm and biased toward the support arm, and wherein the adjustable arm assembly includes a cam roller rotatably mounted on the arm member, said cam roller being shiftable relative to both the support base and the support arm.

An articulating article support assembly for arranging an article in a desired operating position along an assembly line comprising:

• a movable conveyor unit;
• a support base fixed to a portion of the movable conveyor unit;
• a support arm adapted to support an article moving down an assembly line upon the conveyor unit, said support arm being pivotally attached to the support base for movement between at least first and second positions;
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• an adjustable arm assembly including an arm member biased toward the support arm, wherein the support arm can be selectively shifted from the first position to the second position against a biasing force of the adjustable arm assembly to provide additional access to the article along the assembly line, wherein the support arm includes an upper surface provided with padding for preventing shifting of an article placed on the support arm.

An articulating article support assembly for arranging an article in a desired operating position alone an assembly line comprising:

• a movable conveyor unit;
• a support base fixed to a portion of the movable conveyor unit;
• a support arm adapted to support an article moving down an assembly line upon the conveyor unit, said support arm being pivotally attached to the support base for movement between at least first and second positions;
• an adjustable arm assembly including an arm member biased toward the support arm, wherein the support arm can be selectively shifted from the first position to the second position against a biasing force of the adjustable arm assembly to provide additional access to the article along the assembly line;
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• a tilt stop mechanism acting between the support arm and the support base for limiting a degree of pivoting of the support arm relative to the support base.

An articulating article support assembly for arranging an article in a desired operating position along an assembly line comprising:

• a movable conveyor unit;
• a support base fixed to a portion of the movable conveyor unit;
• a support arm adapted to support an article moving down an assembly line upon the conveyor unit, said support arm being pivotally attached to the support base for movement between at least first and second positions;
• an adjustable arm assembly including an arm member biased toward the support arm, wherein the support arm can be selectively shifted from the first position to the second position against a biasing force of the adjustable arm assembly to provide additional access to the article along the assembly line;
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• a centering rail attached to the conveyor unit for automatically shifting the support arm to the first position as the support arm is moved along the conveyor unit.

An articulating article support assembly for arranging an article in a desired operating position alone an assembly line comprising:

• a movable conveyor unit;
• a support base fixed to a portion of the movable conveyor unit;
• a support arm adapted to support an article moving down an assembly line upon the conveyor unit, said support arm being pivotally attached to the support base for movement between at least first and second positions;
• an adjustable arm assembly including an arm member biased toward the support arm, wherein the support arm can be selectively shifted from the first position to the second position against a biasing force of the adjustable arm assembly to provide additional access to the article alone the assembly line;
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• an optical sensor unit for sensing a position of the support arm along the conveyor unit.