Product lane forming conveyor system
CA 2334035 A1 · Owner: Span Tech Llc · Inventors: Layne, James L.
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Multiple receiving conveyors (12a, 12b) receive randomly spaced product from a feeder conveyor (F) and form discrete lanes (20) for further processing. Upstanding wheels (16, 18) positioned between the receiving conveyors (12a 12b) extend partially above the conveying surfaces. The outer periphery of the wheel is tapered and a high friction, elastic band is provided along the peripheral apex (26). The wheels are rotated by a driver. Randomly spaced product being conveyed and contacting the rotating wheel is actively deflected onto one of the juxtaposed receiving conveyors (12a 12b) to form the , respective product lane. Upstanding outer wheels (18) are also positioned along the side …
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- Filed May 5, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 5, 2019.
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