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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1999
Hans Lem, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
William Pong, Concord, MA (US);
Quantum Conveyor Systems, LLC, Northvale, NJ (US);
Abstract
A conveyor system ( ) for transporting items in a first direction and diverting the items to one of a plurality of stations ( ). The system comprises at least one diverter region (DR), and a diverter ( ) arranged in the one of the at least one diverter regions. The diverter diverts the items transported by the conveyor in the first direction to one of the plurality of stations ( - and - ) adjacent said diverter that are spaced from one another in the first direction, when positioned in a diverter region of the conveyor, in response to a fire signal. The conveyor system further includes a source of destination information ( ) identifying one of the plurality of stations to which the items transported by the conveyor are to be diverted. The conveyor system also includes a controller system ( ) connected to the at least one diverter and the source for generating, and providing to said at least one diverter, a fire signal for each item transported by the conveyor based on destination information from the source regarding which one of the plurality of stations the item is to be diverted. Further, the conveyor system is capable of activating the diverter so as to divert items when the item is aligned with either a central axis (A) or a divert axis (B), as a function of item length L .