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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1978
Edward C Soderstrom, Sparta, MI (US);
David L Neu, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Rapistan Incorporated, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A modular conveyor system for use in a warehouse having a plurality of elongated, multi-level order selection racks includes a plurality of powered picking conveyors supported in vertically spaced superimposed relationship, a plurality of accumulator conveyors supported above the picking conveyors in a common horizontal plane, a merge conveyor sequentially receiving a batch of articles from the accumulator conveyors and discharging the articles onto a sortation conveyor. The sortation conveyor includes a plurality of article diverters for automatically diverting predetermined articles from the batch onto a plurality of discharge conveyors. A palletizer station positioned adjacent each of the discharge conveyors includes a storage area for a plurality of pallets and a lift to transfer a loaded pallet to a run out conveyor which permits the pallet to be transferred to a truckloading area.