Diverter assembly
AssigneePteris Global Limited
InventorsVeeravaniyan Shankarbabu, Kok Leng Lim
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Abstract
According to one aspect, there is provided a diverter assembly for diverting articles on a load bearing surface of a conveyor, the diverter assembly comprising: a base frame; a slider assembly that is movable with respect to the base frame; a deflector pivotally connected to the slider assembly, the deflector pivoting between a passive position, in which the deflector extends generally along the base frame to allow articles on the conveyor to pass freely, and an active position in which the deflector extends away from the base frame to divert articles on the conveyor; and a crank link configured to reciprocate the slider assembly while rotating in a single direction.
Claims20
A diverter assembly for diverting articles on a load bearing surface of a conveyor, the diverter assembly comprising
- a base frame;
- a slider assembly that is movable with respect to the base frame;
- a deflector pivotally connected to the slider assembly, the deflector pivoting between a passive position, in which the deflector extends generally along the base frame to allow articles on the conveyor to pass freely, and an active position in which the deflector extends away from the base frame to divert articles on the conveyor;
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- a crank link configured to reciprocate the slider assembly while rotating in a single direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.