Article alignment and singulating conveyors and conveyor system

摘要

A conveyor system of units that move blocks of wood and while moving align them in single file along one or more paths of travel. First in the system is a conventional vibrating conveyor unit followed by a vibrating type conveyor unit having an undulating upper surface defining parallel flow paths. Next is a combination vibrating and belt conveyor unit having an undulating upper surface followed by deeper spaced apart parallel channels. The upper flight of an endless belt travels along the bottom of each of respective ones of the deeper channels. The last unit is a multi-lane article accumulator, cueing and gated dispensing unit.