发明名称 In-line flipper mechanism and conveyor system for achieving the proper orientation of mail tray and mail tub receptacles
摘要 An article or postal mail conveyor or transportation system which has an in-line mechanism integrally incorporated therein that has been specifically constructed and assembled so as to enable mail tray and mail tub receptacles, which may initially be disposed upon the conveyor or transportation mechanism in improperly oriented states or dispositions, to be automatically moved to properly oriented dispositions or states such that the mail tray and mail tub receptacles can in fact be processed further by automated apparatus or equipment without encountering or causing operational difficulties. The mechanism for re-orienting the mail trays or mail tubs comprises a four-sided tubular housing within which conveyor rollers are disposed upon the four walls of the tubular housing such that any one of the walls of the tubular housing can effectively serve as the floor member of the housing along which the mail trays or mail tubs can be conveyed. The tubular housing is rotatable either in 90° or 180° modes such that regardless of the degree to which a particular mail tray or mail tub is improperly oriented, the mail tray or mail tub can be properly oriented.
申请公布号 US7175017(B2) 申请公布日期 2007.02.13
申请号 US20040872386 申请日期 2004.06.22
申请人 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 发明人 CAREY PATRICK J.;BLACKWELL WAYNE M.;WILLIAMS BRUCE A.
分类号 B65G47/24;B65G13/12;B65G47/244;B65G47/248 主分类号 B65G47/24
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