| 摘要 |
A conveyor diverter (20) that is capable of engaging objects, such as packag es (16) of varying size and weight, traveling at high speed along a conveyor (1 2) without damaging impact, and can reliably divert such objects off the convey or (12) to an output location without any decrease in conveyor speed. The diverter (20) may include a frame (22) pivotally mounted for rotation about an axis adjacent to the conveyor, a belt mounted about a pair of pulleys (24, 26), one of which is movable against a spring. The belt deforms upon contact by the articles. After an article and the diverter come into engagement with each other, the swinging speed of the diverter, and, optionally, the speed o f the diverter belt, may be accelerated to increase the exit speed of the article.
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