Aaron D Hunter

US Patent:

20170368578, Dec 28, 2017

Filed:

Sep 8, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/699587

Inventors:

- Mason OH, US
Jacob D. Wieneke - Liberty Township OH, US
Anthony J. Turco - Hamilton OH, US
Aaron K. Hunter - Covington KY, US
John Williams Rugh - Terrace Park OH, US
Timothy A. Koeninger - Alexanderia KY, US
Matthew Ryan Otto - Fairfield OH, US
Jarl Nicholas Sabastian - Trenton OH, US

International Classification:

B07C 3/06
B07C 5/36
B65G 47/46
B65G 47/76

Abstract:

A sortation conveyor has an endless apron supported for longitudinal movement on an elongate frame. An induction conveyor deposits articles on an offset lateral portion of a top conveying run of the apron. A pin guide assembly is coupled between the elongate frames and is upwardly presented to selectively receive the pin of pushers that laterally move across the apron. An upstream pre-sort section thereof positions articles from the offset lateral portion to an opposite lateral portion of the top conveying run. A downstream divert section of the pin guide assembly selectively diverts the articles to a divert target on the corresponding lateral side to the selected one of offset lateral position and the opposite lateral position.

US Patent:

20160325315, Nov 10, 2016

Filed:

May 5, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/147475

Inventors:

- Mason OH, US
Jacob D. Wieneke - Liberty Township OH, US
Anthony J. Turco - Hamilton OH, US
Aaron K. Hunter - Covington KY, US
John Williams Rugh - Terrace Park OH, US
Timothy A. Koeninger - Alexandria KY, US
Matthew Ryan Otto - Fairfield OH, US
Jarl Nicholas Sebastian - Trenton OH, US

International Classification:

B07C 3/06
B65G 47/76
B65G 47/46

Abstract:

A sortation conveyor has an endless apron supported for longitudinal movement on an elongate frame. An induction conveyor deposits articles on an offset lateral portion of a top conveying run of the apron. A pin guide assembly is coupled between the elongate frames and is upwardly presented to selectively receive the pin of pushers that laterally move across the apron. An upstream pre-sort section thereof positions articles from the offset lateral portion to an opposite lateral portion of the top conveying run. A downstream divert section of the pin guide assembly selectively diverts the articles to a divert target on the corresponding lateral side to the selected one of offset lateral position and the opposite lateral position.