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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2008
Eric M. Pressler, New Orleans, LA (US);
Mark Costanzo, River Ridge, LA (US);
Eric M. Pressler, New Orleans, LA (US);
Mark Costanzo, River Ridge, LA (US);
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Abstract
A spacing conveyor having article-accelerating rollers and selectively retractable stops to control the gaps between consecutive conveyed packages. A sensor measures the length of a package being fed onto the spacing conveyor. A controller selectively actuates one or more actuators positioned along the length of the conveyor to move selected stops advancing with the conveyor from a retracted position to a blocking position to receive packages a variety of sizes and to control the gaps between consecutive packages.
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