Patent ID: 7419043
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor sorter, comprising: a conveying surface movable in a longitudinal direction; a plurality of pusher shoes capable of traveling laterally of said conveying surface; at least one diverting rail configured to selectively guide at least one of said pusher shoes laterally of said conveying surface; and at least one diverter associated with said at least one diverting rail, said at least one diverter adapted to selectively transfer the at least one of said pusher shoes to said at least one diverting rail; wherein said at least one diverting rail has at least a first portion adjacent the associated one of said diverters and a second portion extending from an end of said first portion away from said associated one of said diverters, said first portion having a first angle with respect to said longitudinal direction and said second portion having a second angle with respect to said longitudinal direction that is different from said first angle, wherein the at least one of said pusher shoes guided by said at least one diverting rail traveling at a first lateral rate along said first portion and traveling at a second lateral rate along said second portion, said second lateral rate being different from said first lateral rate.