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Belt sorting system

  • US 10,370,135 B2
  • Filed: 01/19/2016
  • Issued: 08/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An object counter comprising:

  • a base;

    a conveyor belt mounted to said base to transport in an uphill direction, the conveyor belt having regularly spaced object retaining posts for retaining single objects on said conveyor belt and having at least one lane for transporting objects in a single file manner from a lower feed end to an upper discharge end, said at least one lane having lateral guide members for helping objects to settle in said at least one lane between said retaining posts during transport on said conveyor belt between said lower feed end and said upper discharge end;

    an object feed device arranged at the lower feed end of the conveyor belt for providing a quantity of objects to the conveyor belt;

    a deflector arranged over said at least one lane before said upper discharge end for removing objects from said at least one lane that settle on top of objects settled in said at least one lane between said retaining posts; and

    an item detector arranged at said upper discharge end for detecting the passage or discharge of individual objects from said at least one lane.

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