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Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2021
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Longyu Zhao, Seattle, WA (US);

Tri Minh Quach, Edgewood, WA (US);

Xujie Wang, Edgewood, WA (US);

Bryan Beard, Indianapolis, IN (US);

John Swinford, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/26 (2006.01); B65G 47/68 (2006.01); B65G 15/24 (2006.01); B65G 37/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/31 (2006.01); B65G 47/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/31 (2013.01); B65G 47/268 (2013.01); B65G 47/295 (2013.01); B65G 47/68 (2013.01); B65G 2201/025 (2013.01);
Abstract

An automated system for singulating items is provided. The automated system includes a singulation apparatus. The singulation apparatus includes multiple conveyor modules and a vertical frame structure. Each of the multiple conveyor modules has an identical physical structure. The vertical frame structure provides multiple horizontal mounting locations, each at a different height along the vertical frame structure. Each of the conveyor modules is mounted to a different one of the multiple horizontal mounting locations.


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