HIGH SPEED SMART DIVERTER FOR A CONVEYOR SORTER

摘要

A conveyor sorter includes diverter stations for diagonally diverting parcel s at high speed to either side of the conveyor, or passing the articles straig ht through without diversion. Each station provides two diverters interleaved o r superimposed in the same space, the diverters providing diverting forces toward opposite sides of the conveyor. These diverters can be cycled to provide a net motion straight through the diverter station, or operated individually to divert parcels off a selected side of the conveyor. The diverters can also be used to center parcels passing through a diverter station.