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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Intelligrated Headquarters, Llc, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
John Joseph Wilkins, Erlanger, KY (US);
Frederick Van Keuren, Batavia, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/54 (2006.01); B65G 13/10 (2006.01); B65G 23/02 (2006.01); B65G 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 13/10 (2013.01); B65G 13/065 (2013.01); B65G 23/02 (2013.01); B65G 47/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveying surface is defined by outputs with respective orientations that can be varied while maintaining the input in a constant orientation, and which can be used to more than a single direction. Power may be transmitted from a source of linear power to the conveying surface through rotation about an axis perpendicular to the conveying surface. A cable divert mechanism can change the respective orientations of the outputs to divert articles onto more than a single direction.