CONVEYOR WITH GUIDE RAILS TO SUPPORT A DIVERT UNIT

A conveyor that includes a conveyor frame (104), a first guide rail assembly (112), a divert unit (202) having a switch assembly (204), and an alignment key (308) is described, wherein the first guide rail assembly (112) is positioned on a first portion of the conveyor frame (104) such that rails (1...

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Hauptverfasser: ROTH, Eric, SAURBER III, William M, KOENINGER, Timothy A, WIENEKE, Jacob, TURCO, Anthony J
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A conveyor that includes a conveyor frame (104), a first guide rail assembly (112), a divert unit (202) having a switch assembly (204), and an alignment key (308) is described, wherein the first guide rail assembly (112) is positioned on a first portion of the conveyor frame (104) such that rails (116, 118) of the first guide rail assembly (112) extends along a length of the conveyor, wherein the first guide rail assembly includes a first guide rail (116) and a second guide rail (118) positioned parallel to the first guide rail (116), wherein the first guide rail (116) defines a groove along a length of the first guide rail assembly (112) and wherein the switch assembly (204) defines a key slot, wherein the key slot is adapted to enable the alignment key (308) to pass through the key slot and further into the groove of the first guide rail (116), thereby, aligning the switch assembly (204) on the first guide rail (116).