Patent ID: 7207444
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for the selective sequential diversion of a plurality of objects of different mass, the apparatus comprising: a first transport device; a second transport device adjacent to the first; a diversion element capable of applying a force to divert a selected object from said first transport device onto said second transport device; a sensor for determining a period of time required for the diversion element to move from a first position on a first transport device to a second position intermediate of the second transport device; and a diversion element controller connected to the sensor that selects the force with which the diversion element diverts the selected object from the first transport device to the second transport device based on the mass of the selected object as determined by the dimension element controller based upon the period of time required for the diversion element to travel from the first position to the second position.