System and method for orienting bundles
First Claim
1. A bundle orienting device in-line with a conveyor configured for transporting bundles in a conveying direction, the bundle orienting device comprising a plurality of selectively and independently actuatable orientation elements that, collectively, at least one of laterally and angularly displace a bundle as it travels in the conveying direction through the bundle orienting device.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a bundle orienting device in-line with a conveyor configured for transporting bundles in a conveying direction. The bundle orienting device can include a plurality of selectively actuatable orientation elements that, collectively, laterally and/or angularly displace a bundle as it travels in the conveying direction through the bundle orienting device. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a method for rotating bundles traveling in a conveying direction along a conveyor system. The method includes conveying a bundle along a conveyor to pass through a bundle orienting device, thus described.
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20 Claims
- 1. A bundle orienting device in-line with a conveyor configured for transporting bundles in a conveying direction, the bundle orienting device comprising a plurality of selectively and independently actuatable orientation elements that, collectively, at least one of laterally and angularly displace a bundle as it travels in the conveying direction through the bundle orienting device.
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14. A system for transporting and reorienting bundles, the system comprising:
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a conveyor configured for transferring bundles to a stack build zone; a bundle orienting device, the bundle orienting dividing the conveyor into an upstream conveyor and a downstream conveyor, the bundle orienting device comprising a plurality of selectively and independently actuatable orientation elements that, collectively, at least one of laterally and angularly displace a bundle as it travels in the conveying direction through the bundle orienting device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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- 17. A method for rotating bundles traveling in a conveying direction along a conveyor system, the method comprising conveying a bundle along a conveyor to pass through a bundle orienting device comprising a plurality of selectively and independently actuatable orientation elements that, collectively, at least one of laterally and angularly displace the bundle as it travels in the conveying direction through the bundle orienting device.
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