Patent ID: 6575287
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A product conveying and accumulation system, said system comprising:(a) first conveying means for the movement of products from an upstream destination to a destination downstream of the system; (b) second conveying means for receiving products from the first conveying means, for accumulation and movement of products on and around the second conveying means and for delivery of products to the first conveying means for movement to the downstream destination, said second conveying means solely comprising a single, continuous looped path, curvilinear shaped conveyor, the conveyor path being substantially located in the same transverse plane as the first conveyor means, at least one section of the second conveying means being in substantial adjacent alignment with at least one section of the first conveying means, both conveying means, at all times when in adjacent alignment, moving in the same direction; and (c) guide means for directing products on the first conveying means to the downstream destination and for directing products for accumulation to and onto the second conveying means.