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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Dematic Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Harry Thad German, Belding, MI (US);
William P. Bray, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Benjamin J. Hekman, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dematic Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/71 (2006.01); B65G 47/68 (2006.01); B65G 47/84 (2006.01); B65G 47/244 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/71 (2013.01); B65G 47/244 (2013.01); B65G 47/681 (2013.01); B65G 47/844 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article sortation system and method of sorting articles includes an article sorter having an article support surface moving in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of discharge conveyors extending from the article support surface. The sorter is adapted to discharge articles from the article support surface to said discharge conveyors. One or more of the discharge conveyors includes an active aligner having a driven surface that is adapted to reorient at least some of the diverted articles.