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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1993
Richard O Peck, Lakewood, CO (US);
Gary M Pageau, Englewood, CO (US);
Colin B Williams, Denver, CO (US);
John T Allen, San Diego, CA (US);
Bernard G Wickersham, Parker, CO (US);
Leonard C Bisgrove, Evergreen, CO (US);
Bruce D Sellers, Aurora, CO (US);
The Titan Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An article irradiation system includes a radiation source disposed along a horizontal axis; a plurality of article carriers; a process conveyor for supporting and transporting the article carriers past the radiation source at a first speed; an overhead power and free transport conveyor for transporting the article carriers from a loading area at a second speed that differs from the first speed; and a load conveyor adapted for engaging the article carriers and for transporting the engaged article carriers from the transport conveyor to the process conveyor at a speed that is varied during transport by the load conveyor in such a manner that the article carriers are so positioned on the process conveyor that there is a predetermined separation distance between adjacent positioned article carriers. A reroute conveyor is coupled to the process conveyor for transporting those article carriers carrying articles that have received radiation impinging upon only the first side of the articles. A rack disposed adjacent the reroute conveyor reorients about a vertical axis by 180 degrees the article carriers being transported by the reroute conveyor; and the reoriented article carriers are transported from the reroute conveyor to the process conveyor for retransportation past the radiation source so that a second side of the carried articles opposite to the first side receives impinging radiation from the radiation source.