Conveyor merge assembly
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1. A conveyor assembly, said conveyor assembly comprising:
- a main conveyor comprising a belt conveyor having a top surface and a belt with said belt having a first edge and a second edge defining a width of said belt and being moveable over said top surface, said main conveyor further comprising a first side frame and a second side frame, said first side frame including a side portion and a support surface, said support surface extending laterally outward beyond an edge of said top surface with said side portion extending upwardly relative to said support surface, wherein said first side frame further includes a generally horizontally oriented flange located above said side portion, and wherein said top surface extends over said flange; and
an input conveyor defining a conveying surface and having a discharge end;
said input conveyor being mounted to said first side frame of said main conveyor with said discharge end positioned on said support surface.
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Abstract
A conveyor assembly comprising a main conveyor having a first side frame and a second side frame, with the first and/or second side frames including a side portion and a support surface. One or more input conveyors having a discharge end are joined to the main conveyor with a bottom portion of the discharge end being positioned on the support surface whereby the input conveyors are accurately mounted in close proximity to the main conveyor to promote the conveyance of items from the input conveyors onto the main conveyor.
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32 Claims
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1. A conveyor assembly, said conveyor assembly comprising:
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a main conveyor comprising a belt conveyor having a top surface and a belt with said belt having a first edge and a second edge defining a width of said belt and being moveable over said top surface, said main conveyor further comprising a first side frame and a second side frame, said first side frame including a side portion and a support surface, said support surface extending laterally outward beyond an edge of said top surface with said side portion extending upwardly relative to said support surface, wherein said first side frame further includes a generally horizontally oriented flange located above said side portion, and wherein said top surface extends over said flange; and an input conveyor defining a conveying surface and having a discharge end; said input conveyor being mounted to said first side frame of said main conveyor with said discharge end positioned on said support surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A conveyor assembly, said conveyor assembly comprising:
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a main conveyor comprising a belt conveyor having a top surface and a moveable belt with said belt having a first edge and a second edge defining a width of said belt and being moveable over said top surface, said main conveyor further comprising a first side frame and a second side frame, said first side frame including a side portion and a support surface, said support surface comprising a wall defining a ledge extending laterally outward beyond an edge of said top surface with said side portion extending upwardly relative to said support surface, wherein said first side frame further includes a generally horizontally oriented flange located above said side portion, and wherein said top surface extends over said flange; and an input conveyor defining a conveying surface and having a discharge end with said discharge end including a bottom portion; said input conveyor being mounted to said first side frame of said main conveyor with said bottom portion of said discharge end positioned on said ledge of said support surface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A conveyor assembly, said conveyor assembly comprising:
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a main conveyor having a first side frame and a second side frame, said first side frame including a side portion and a support surface, wherein said support surface comprises a support wall defining a ledge and said side portion comprises a side wall, wherein said main conveyor comprises a belt conveyor and includes a top surface and a moveable belt with said top surface extending between said first side frame and said second side frame and said belt being moveable over said top surface and having a first edge and a second edge defining a width of said belt, and wherein said support surface is vertically lower than said top surface and extends outwardly from said first side frame beyond said top surface, wherein said first side frame further includes a flange located above said side portion, and wherein said top surface extends over said flange; and an input conveyor having a discharge end, said discharge end including a bottom portion; said discharge end of said input conveyor being mounted to said first side frame of said main conveyor with said bottom portion positioned on said ledge, wherein said input conveyor comprises a roller conveyor oriented at a non-perpendicular angle relative to said main conveyor with said discharge end including a first side rail and a second side rail with a plurality of rollers with progressively shorter axial lengths extending between said first side rail and said second side rail.
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24. A conveyor assembly, said conveyor assembly comprising:
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a main conveyor comprising a belt conveyor having a top surface and a belt with said belt having a first edge and a second edge defining a width of said belt and being moveable over said top surface, said main conveyor further comprising a first side frame and a second side frame; and an input conveyor defining a conveying surface and having a discharge end; said input conveyor being configured to deliver items to said belt conveyor; wherein said belt has a first portion joined together with a second portion, with said first portion and said second portion comprising a conveying surface configured to support items for conveyance on said main conveyor, and wherein said first portion provides greater frictional surface resistance than said second portion. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A conveyor assembly, said conveyor assembly comprising:
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a main conveyor comprising a belt conveyor having a top surface and a belt with said belt having a first edge and a second edge defining a width of said belt and being moveable over said top surface, said main conveyor further comprising a first side frame and a second side frame; an input conveyor defining a conveying surface and having a discharge end, said input conveyor being configured to deliver items to said belt conveyor; and a guard assembly mounted at and extending with said first side frame, said guard assembly including an opening at said discharge end of said input conveyor, with said guard assembly including a guard member located inwardly above said top surface of said main conveyor and inwardly above said first edge of said belt, wherein said guard assembly further includes a guide member against which said first edge of said belt can contact. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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