| 摘要 |
A method of merging articles conveyed on at least two conveyors (118a, 118b) onto a single conveyor (124a), includes the steps of: conveying articles (11a, 11b) upon a first and second conveyors (118a, 118b) to a first and second accumulation devices (122a, 122b), transmitting articles (111a) from the first accumulation device (122a) onto the single conveyor (124a), preventing articles (111b) from leaving the second accumulation device (122b) whilst articles (111a) are being transmitted from the first accumulation device (122a), and preventing articles (111a) from leaving the first accumulation device (122a) whilst articles (111b) are being transmitted from the second accumulation device (122b) on to the single conveyor, such that either accumulation device (122a, 122b) acts as a buffer between the first and second conveyors and the output conveyor. |
