| 摘要 |
<p>A gated conveyor (10) includes a conveyor tray (12) having a substantially planar tray floor (14) and tray sides (16, 18). A powered drive mechanism (30) cyclically moves goods along the tray. A gate mechanism (40, 70) includes a flexible gate sheet (42, 82) transversely movable from an opened position to a closed position. A floor opening is provided in the tray floor and a side opening is provided in at least one of the tray sides (16, 18). The gate sheet moves transversely with respect to the tray floor and vertically with respect to the opening in the tray side. According to the method of the invention, the opening in the tray side extends upward from the tray floor a distance greater than the anticipated depth of the goods moving along the tray, such that goods are not pinched when the flexible gate sheet is moved to the closed position.</p> |
