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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Intelligrated Headquarters, Llc, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Randolph T. Skanse, Mason, OH (US);
John J. Wilkins, Erlanger, KY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A material handling system incorporates one or more transfer conveyor sections configured to selectively discharge articles being conveyed in at least one direction which is disposed at a transverse angle relative to the incoming direction of the article. The transfer conveyor includes rotary cams with circumferential cam tracks which engage cam followers carried respective vertically movable conveying assemblies. Rotation of the cams disposes the carrying surfaces at desired conveying heights for selecting the discharge.