ARTICLE SINGULATION AND REORIENTATION SYSTEM

摘要

Systems and related methods for singulating and/or reorienting articles may include a singulator with at least two and preferably three V-shaped conveyors (202, 204, 206) serially arranged to convey the articles in a vertically cascading fashion. The conveyors may operate at successively increasing speeds to separate adjacent articles with successively larger gaps. Each conveyor may be comprised of a pair of belts (202a, 202b, 204a, 204b, 206a, 206b) oriented generally orthogonal to each other, and neither having a conveying surface parallel to a horizontal plane. To facilitate article reorientation, the individual belts may be driven at different linear speeds, and at least one belt may include a conveying surface with a high friction portion.