Conveyor jogging mechanism

Claim 2

In an article jogging mechanism for a conveyor or the like, the combination comprising: means for conveying articles; means associated with said article conveying means for jogging at least some of the conveyed articles; said jogging means having article-engaging means comprising an elongated member, means for simUltaneously moving said article engaging means in two different directions of movement, said moving means comprising reciprocating means for moving said member in a substantially rectilinear direction, and cam means cooperating with said reciprocating means when moved in said rectilinear direction for pivotally moving said member.

Claim 3

The invention according to claim 1 wherein said article engaging means comprises a substantially flat, rectangular, elongated member, pivotal about a pivot spaced from a free end of said member, and said moving means comprises reciprocating means coupled to said pivot for moving said member in a substantially rectilinear direction, and cam means cooperating with said free end of said member while said member is moving in said rectilinear direction for pivotally moving said member.

Claim 4

The invention according to claim 2 wherein said cam means comprises a ramp engageable by said free end of said member, said free end being moved back and forth on said ramp.

Claim 5

In an article jogging mechanism for a conveyor or the like, the combination comprising: means for conveying articles; means comprising an article engaging member associated with said article conveying means for jogging at least some of the conveyed articles; and means for simultaneously imparting to said jogging means a combination of reciprocatory movement in a substantially rectilinear direction, and pivotal movement in a direction transverse to said rectilinear direction, said imparting means comprising reciprocating means for imparting reciprocatory movement to said article engaging member in a substantially rectilinear direction, and cam means cooperating with said moving reciprocating means for imparting pivotal movement to said member.

Claim 6

In an article jogging mechanism for a conveyor or the like, the combination comprising: means for conveying articles; means comprising an article engaging member associated with said article conveying means for jogging at least some of the conveyed articles; and means for simultaneously imparting to said jogging means a combination of reciprocatory movement in a substantially rectilinear direction, and pivotal movement in a direction transverse to said rectilinear direction, said imparting means comprising reciprocating means for imparting reciprocatory movement to said article engaging member in a substantially rectilinear direction, and cam means cooperating with said moving reciprocating means for imparting pivotal movement to said member.

Claim 7

The invention according to claim 4 wherein said jogging means comprises a substantially flat, rectangular, elongated article engaging member pivotal about a pivot spaced from a free end of said member, and said imparting means comprises reciprocating means coupled to said pivot for imparting reciprocatory movement to said member in a substantially rectilinear direction, and a ramp cooperating with said free end of said pivotal member while said member is reciprocated for imparting pivotal movement to said member.

Claim 8

In an article jogging mechanism for a conveyor or the like, the combination comprising: means for conveying articles comprising a conveyor having spaced-apart converging sidewalls at the conveyor supply end and spaced-apart parallel sidewalls at the conveyor delivery end; jogging means substantially at the junction of said supply and delivery ends for engaging and jogging at least some of the conveyed articles; said jogging means comprising an article engaging member forming a part of one of said sidewalls, and means for simultaneously moving said article engaging member in two different directions of movement, said moving means comprising reciprocating means coupled to said article engaging member for moving said member in a substantially rectilinear direction, and means cooperating with said member during its movement in said rectilinear direction for pivotally moving said member in a direction transverse to said rectilinear direction.

Claim 9

In an article jogging mechanism for a conveyor or the like, the combination comprising: means for conveying articles comprising a conveyor having spaced-apart converging sidewalls at the conveyor supply end and spaced-apart parallel sidewalls at the conveyor delivery end; jogging means substantially at the junction of said supply and delivery ends for engaging and jogging at least some of the conveyed articles; said jogging means comprising an article engaging member forming a part of one of said sidewalls, and means for simultaneously moving said article engaging member in two different directions of movement, said moving means comprising reciprocating means coupled to said article engaging member for moving said member in a substantially rectilinear direction, and means cooperating with said member during its movement in said rectilinear direction for pivotally moving said member in a direction transverse to said rectilinear direction.

Claim 10

The invention according to claim 6 wherein said article engaging member is pivotal about a pivot spaced from an end of said member, and said moving means comprises a reciprocating means coupled to said pivot for moving said member in a substantially rectilinear direction, and a ramp engageable by said one end of said member during its movement in said rectilinear direction for pivotally moving said member in a direction transverse to said rectilinear direction.

Claim 11

The invention according to claim 6 wherein said article engaging member is substantially flat, elongated and rectangular, and has two free ends and a pivot centrally of said free ends about which said member pivotal, and said moving means comprises a reciprocating means coupled to said pivot for moving saiD member in a substantially rectilinear direction, and a pair of spaced-apart cam means on said conveying means, each cam means adopted to be engageable by a complimentary one of said free ends upon movement of said member in said rectilinear direction for pivotally moving said member in a direction transverse to said rectilinear direction.

Claim 12

The invention according to claim 8 wherein said cam means comprises ramps facing in opposite directions, each ramp having a base, one end displaced a predetermined distance from said base and the other end displaced a greater distance from said base, and said one end of each of said ramps is closer to said pivot than said other end.