SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING OBJECTS USING VACUUM DIVERTS WITH ONE OR MORE OBJECT PROCESSING SYSTEMS

• Main Authors: ROMANO, Joseph, MASON, Matthew T, AMEND, JR., John Richard, HINCHEY, Victoria, WAGNER, Thomas, KITTREDGE, Jeffrey, GEYER, Christopher, GAUTHIER, Andrew, KUMAR, Lakshman, MARONEY, Kyle, VELAGAPUDI, Prasanna
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.03.2023
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONVEYING; COUNTING; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; POSTAL SORTING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTEDPIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING; STORING; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING

A distribution system for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an air intake system with an opening that is a fixed distance from a conveyor sectio...