公开(公告)号：US20170173635A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15390200

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: FIVES INTRALOGISTICS CORP.

Inventor： STEVEN VANN SCHROADER

IPC: B07C1/14 ,  B65G15/00 ,  B07C1/06 ,  B65G13/02

CPC classification number: B07C1/14 ,  B65G13/02 ,  B65G15/00 ,  B65G47/44 ,  B65G47/68 ,  B65G2201/0285

Abstract: This invention relates generally to a conveyor assembly for separating and aligning parcels, packages, bags and other articles prior to processing with a singulator. The stepped wall assembly includes a low friction conveying surface having both forward and lateral conveying forces for moving articles toward a lateral sidewall and a downstream conveyor. A series of offsets disposed between straight and diverging sidewalls force parcels toward the center of the conveyor against the lateral forces of the low friction conveying surface gradually separating and converging the parcels toward a selected sidewall of the conveyor and in line with a singulator apparatus.