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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1989
Howard Berends, Fruitport, MI (US);
Thomas L Garzelloni, Worth, IL (US);
Automotion, Inc., Worth, IL (US);
Abstract
An article conveyor having a frame, a first conveyor with opposite sides for conveying articles in an first path, a wheel mounted to the frame for rotation relative thereto about a first axis and having an article engaging surface which advances articles as an incident of rotation of the wheel, structure for rotating the wheel about the first axis, and structure for selectively changing the orientation of the wheel and first axis between (a) a first position wherein the wheel advances articles engaged thereby in the first path and (b) a second position wherein the wheel advances articles engaged thereby in a second path that is transverse to the first path to thereby divert articles off of the first conveyor.