Patent ID: 6923308
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A diverting system for diverting articles from a conveying surface of a conveyor comprising: a plurality of movable pushers associated with the conveying surface and adapted to be movable transversely across the conveying surface; a plurality of diverting tracks configured to guide selected ones of said movable pushers across the conveying surface; a plurality of diverters, each said diverter adapted to selectively divert at least one movable pusher to one of said diverting tracks when said diverter is activated into a diverting state; and a controller for selecting at least two diverters from said plurality of diverters to divert at least two movable pushers, said controller first activating a first one of said selected diverters into the diverting state and subsequently activating a second one of said selected diverters into the diverting state, to divert an article from the conveying surface with said at least two movable pushers.