Missort prevention system in a conveying system

摘要

A missort prevention system prevents missorts in a sortation conveying system. The missort prevention system includes a sensor for detecting the presence of an unexpected article on a chute transitioning articles off of a conveyor and a missort preventer for blocking the further passage of the unexpected article on the chute.

主权项

1. A method of preventing a missorted article from passing down a chute from a conveyor, comprising the steps of:
sensing the presence of a missorted article on a chute by generating a missort signal when a missort sensor is blocked outside of a selected time window; and activating a missort preventer along the chute to block the missorted article.