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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Morris A Schwartz, Watchung, NJ (US);
Yevgeny Antonovsky, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Menachem Futter, Staten Island, NY (US);
Assignee:
Revlon, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
221125 ; 221-2 ; 221126 ; 221129 ; 221130 ; 221131 ; 221197 ; 414267 ; 198817 ;
Abstract
An automatic distribution machine includes a plurality of bin modules, each bin module being adapted to dispense packages onto a conveyor belt or the like. The bin modules are removable and interchangeable, thereby facilitating replacement if one fails. A sorting operation performed by the machine is controlled by a computer, which communicates with the bin modules through a common data bus. Expansion of the sorting operation can be achieved by extending the data bus to additional bin modules.