Conveyor accumulator for controlling the flow of articles being conveyed

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9212008
APP PUB NO 20140001008A1
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A conveyor accumulator is configured to buffer a stream of articles moving along a conveyor path. The conveyor accumulator comprises an in-feed accumulator for diverting a flow of articles from an upstream source to various downstream output locations. The conveyor accumulator also comprises a mass storage accumulator connected downstream of and to the in-feed accumulator. The mass storage accumulator has a plurality of lanes. The conveyor accumulator further comprises an out-feed accumulator connected downstream of and to the mass storage accumulator for diverting the flow of articles from various upstream sources to a downstream output location.

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BARRY-WEHMILLER CONTAINER SYSTEMS INC8020 FORSYTH ST LOUIS MO 63105

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Steeber, Dorian F Fort Gibson, US 19 471

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