Patent ID: 11958697
Assignee: DEMATIC CORP.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A method of biasing a pusher shoe to maintain a desired tolerance between the pusher shoe and a linear slat of a positive displacement sorter, said method comprising:
providing a positive displacement sorter having a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web further defining a conveying surface of the sorter, and a plurality of pusher shoes configured to glide along at least some of the slats to laterally displace articles on the conveying surface;
providing at least one biasing and wear device between at least some of the pusher shoes and at least some of the linear slats, wherein the biasing and wear device is removably coupled to the pusher shoe; and
automatically biasing an interior surface of the pusher shoe away from an adjacent exterior surface of the linear slat with the biasing and wear device.