Conveyor sorting system for packages
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1. A method for directing a parcel to a correct station from a powered conveyor which comprises:
- a first step of identifying an identification characteristic of a parcel positioned adjacent a parcel stop means, said stop means being positioned adjacent an entrance to said conveyor,a second step of identifying a presence of said parcel at said stop means,moving said stop means to permit said parcel to enter said conveyor in response to said first and second steps of identifying,moving said parcel along said conveyor to sensor means which sense a position of said parcel on said conveyor,determining a correct position of said parcel on said conveyor in response to said sensor means,and activating an activating means to move said parcel across at least a portion of the width of said conveyor to said correct station in response to determining said correct position of said parcel.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for directing a parcel to a correct station from a conveyer. A parcel guide is actuated to move transversely across the conveyer adjacent the correct station.
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1. A method for directing a parcel to a correct station from a powered conveyor which comprises:
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a first step of identifying an identification characteristic of a parcel positioned adjacent a parcel stop means, said stop means being positioned adjacent an entrance to said conveyor, a second step of identifying a presence of said parcel at said stop means, moving said stop means to permit said parcel to enter said conveyor in response to said first and second steps of identifying, moving said parcel along said conveyor to sensor means which sense a position of said parcel on said conveyor, determining a correct position of said parcel on said conveyor in response to said sensor means, and activating an activating means to move said parcel across at least a portion of the width of said conveyor to said correct station in response to determining said correct position of said parcel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Apparatus for directing a parcel to a correct station from a conveyor which comprises:
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a powered conveyor a stop means adjacent an entrance to said conveyor for stopping said parcel, first identifying means for identifying presence of a parcel adjacent said stop means, second identifying means for identifying an identification characteristic of said parcel, means for moving said stop means in response to said first identifying means and said second identifying means to permit said parcel to enter said conveyor, a plurality of stations configured to receive a parcel from said conveyor, sensor means for determining a correct position of said parcel on said conveyor, and activating means for moving said parcel across at least a portion of the width of said conveyor to said correct station in response to said sensor means determining said correct position of said parcel on said conveyor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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