Benjamin C Shih

US Patent:

20190389665, Dec 26, 2019

Filed:

Jun 20, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/447917

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Taylor NICHOLSON - San Francisco CA, US
Benjamin SHIH - La Jolla CA, US
Abigail SOONG - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

B65G 39/12
B65G 39/02

Abstract:

A conveyor assembly includes a motor, a gear assembly operatively coupled to the motor, and a paddle assembly including a plurality of paddles operatively coupled to the gear assembly. Each paddle extends longitudinally between opposing housing walls. Each paddle includes a plurality of blades and a plurality of gaps that are alternatingly disposed along a shaft that extends through a center of each blade. A first portion of paddles includes a first portion of blades and a first portion of gaps. A second portion of paddles includes a second portion of blades and a second portion of gaps. The first portion of blades can rotate through the second portion of gaps. The second portion of blades can rotate through the first portion of gaps. The paddles can sequentially rotate about the respective paddle axes such that each paddle can be disposed at a different angular position than an adjacent paddle.