AU719095B2 - Conveyor system and method for sorting articles, especially parcels, packages or containers - Google Patents

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AU719095B2
AU719095B2 AU50474/98A AU5047498A AU719095B2 AU 719095 B2 AU719095 B2 AU 719095B2 AU 50474/98 A AU50474/98 A AU 50474/98A AU 5047498 A AU5047498 A AU 5047498A AU 719095 B2 AU719095 B2 AU 719095B2
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James T Shearer Jr.
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Vodafone GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/84—Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
    • B65G47/841—Devices having endless travelling belts or chains equipped with article-engaging elements
    • B65G47/844—Devices having endless travelling belts or chains equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being pushers transversally movable on the supporting surface, e.g. pusher-shoes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2207/00—Indexing codes relating to constructional details, configuration and additional features of a handling device, e.g. Conveyors
    • B65G2207/36—Pushing shoes on conveyors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
  • Discharge Of Articles From Conveyors (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
AU50474/98A 1996-10-08 1997-10-08 Conveyor system and method for sorting articles, especially parcels, packages or containers Ceased AU719095B2 (en)

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US2801296P 1996-10-08 1996-10-08
US60/028012 1996-10-08
US08/943422 1997-10-03
US08/943,422 US5927465A (en) 1996-10-08 1997-10-03 Conveyor sortation system with parallel divert
PCT/DE1997/002361 WO1998015481A1 (de) 1996-10-08 1997-10-08 Fördersystem und verfahren für die sortierung von stückgut, insbesondere von paketen, päckchen oder behältern

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EP (1) EP0934217B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP3880630B2 (enExample)
AT (1) ATE203736T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU719095B2 (enExample)
BR (1) BR9712500A (enExample)
DE (1) DE59704207D1 (enExample)
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WO (1) WO1998015481A1 (enExample)

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