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Methods for singulating abutting articles

  • US 8,123,021 B2
  • Filed: 08/27/2007
  • Issued: 02/28/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for singulating laterally abutting conveyed articles in a conveyor, comprising:

  • feeding laterally abutting articles onto an upstream portion of a first conveyor segment divided across its width into a first conveyor section having article-supporting rollers rotating to push supported articles downstream in a first direction and a second conveyor section having article-supporting rollers rotating to push supported articles in a second direction downstream and away from the first conveyor section toward a first side of the conveyor;

    rotating the rollers in the first conveying section at a first velocity having a downstream component of velocity in a general conveying direction and rotating the rollers in the second conveying section at a second velocity having a downstream component of velocity, wherein the first direction diverges from the second direction.

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