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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henri Bonnet, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 ;
Abstract
A conveyor sorter includes a shuttle moving transversely to the conveyor direction to place in the path of articles either a pass-through conveyor or a diverting conveyor. The shuttle is mounted on a reversible belt drive and preferably has two diverting conveyors, one on either side of the pass-through conveyor. Multiple shuttles can be installed in series along the main conveyor to allow sorting to many destinations. Large packages can be sorted at high speed, and the shuttle can be replaced easily to reduce down time when repairs are needed.