WO2001016000A3 - Multi-fire and variable fire diverter conveyor system and method - Google Patents
Multi-fire and variable fire diverter conveyor system and method Download PDFInfo
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- WO2001016000A3 WO2001016000A3 PCT/US2000/018460 US0018460W WO0116000A3 WO 2001016000 A3 WO2001016000 A3 WO 2001016000A3 US 0018460 W US0018460 W US 0018460W WO 0116000 A3 WO0116000 A3 WO 0116000A3
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- diverter
- conveyor
- fire
- items
- conveyor system
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
- B65G47/34—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor
- B65G47/46—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points
- B65G47/50—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to destination signals stored in separate systems
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
- B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
- B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
- B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
- B07C3/06—Linear sorting machines in which articles are removed from a stream at selected points
- B07C3/065—Linear sorting machines in which articles are removed from a stream at selected points construction of switches therefor
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- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
- G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
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AU59156/00A AU5915600A (en) | 1999-07-06 | 2000-07-06 | Multi-fire and variable fire diverter conveyor system and method |
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US09/347,765 | 1999-07-06 | ||
US09/347,765 US6359247B1 (en) | 1999-07-06 | 1999-07-06 | Multi-fire and variable fire diverter conveyor system and method |
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WO2001016000A2 WO2001016000A2 (en) | 2001-03-08 |
WO2001016000A3 true WO2001016000A3 (en) | 2008-03-06 |
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PCT/US2000/018460 WO2001016000A2 (en) | 1999-07-06 | 2000-07-06 | Multi-fire and variable fire diverter conveyor system and method |
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WO (1) | WO2001016000A2 (en) |
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- 2000-07-06 WO PCT/US2000/018460 patent/WO2001016000A2/en active Application Filing
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US3955678A (en) * | 1974-08-09 | 1976-05-11 | American Chain & Cable Company, Inc. | Sorting system |
US4214663A (en) * | 1977-07-11 | 1980-07-29 | Oscar Lucks Company | Transfer apparatus for selectively transferring objects from a delivery conveyor to selected sections of a receiving conveyor |
US4249661A (en) * | 1978-06-09 | 1981-02-10 | Lem Hans J | Conveyor sortation system |
US4944505A (en) * | 1989-01-30 | 1990-07-31 | Brandt, Inc. | Sheet length detector with skew compensation |
US5246117A (en) * | 1990-05-07 | 1993-09-21 | Esm International, Inc. | Sorting machine including product length inspection |
US5253765A (en) * | 1993-01-14 | 1993-10-19 | L.M.B. Electronics, Inc. | Sorting and grading system |
US5984498A (en) * | 1996-11-21 | 1999-11-16 | Quantum Conveyor Systems, Inc. | Device controller with intracontroller communication capability, conveying system using such controllers for controlling conveying sections and methods related thereto |
US6015039A (en) * | 1997-02-04 | 2000-01-18 | United Parcel Service Of America, Inc. | High speed tilted belt sorter |
US6085892A (en) * | 1997-02-07 | 2000-07-11 | Quantum Conveyor Systems, Inc. | High speed sorting/diverting apparatus, an apparatus controller and systems using same |
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WO2001016000A2 (en) | 2001-03-08 |
US6359247B1 (en) | 2002-03-19 |
AU5915600A (en) | 2001-03-26 |
US6660953B2 (en) | 2003-12-09 |
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