Patent ID: 6659264
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A feed system adapted for feeding articles to a sortation system, said feed system, comprising:at least one feed conveyor upstream of the sortation system for feeding articles to said sortation system, said feed conveyor comprising a plurality of side rails extending from an initial portion of said feed conveyor to a terminal portion thereof; said side rails being spaced apart a substantially constant distance from said initial portion to said terminal portion providing a footprint that is substantially the footprint of a transport conveyor of said sortation system; a plurality of rollers mounted between said side rails, said plurality of rollers arranged in a single lane between said side rails; some of said plurality of rollers having a generally uniform diameter defining a transport portion; others of said plurality of said rollers being tapered rollers varying in diameter from one diameter at one end thereof to a larger diameter at an opposite end thereof defining an unscrambling and aligning portion.