FOOD OBJECT TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A system for transferring an object between driven conveyors comprising an upper conveyor (10) comprising a discharge end, a first belt (18) for transporting the object, the first belt engaging a first end roller (20) and a gooseneck roller (16), where the first end roller is disposed below the gooseneck roller by a displacement sufficient to create a downward sloping section (22) in the first belt; a transfer guide located adjacent to the discharge end of the upper conveyor, to receive the object from the downward sloping section; a lower conveyor (12) comprising a second belt (30) to receive the object from the transfer guide; and means for driving the upper conveyor and lower conveyor such that the first belt moves towards the transfer guide and the second belt moves away from transfer guide. A lower run of the first belt may be disposed above an upper run of the second belt by a belt spacing approximately equal to or less than the thickness of the object.