| CPC B65G 47/34 (2013.01) [B65G 23/22 (2013.01); B65G 2201/04 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
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1. A bulk material processing system comprising:
a structural frame;
a guide system supported by the structural frame and defining a path for a plurality of guided elements, the path including a main branch and at least one secondary branch;
a payload carrying element operatively engaged with the guide system for selective movement along the path;
a drive system associated with the frame and the payload carrying element, the drive system configured to selectively move the payload carrying element along the path, the drive system including a prime mover, at least one rotational element and at least one tension-only member, the prime mover operatively engaged with the rotational member, the tension-only members coupled to opposite sides of the payload carrying element, the prime mover being disposed beneath the path;
a diverter member having a leading portion, a follower portion, and a horizontal pivot therebetween, the diverter member being rotatable about the pivot between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein in the stowed position the leading portion does not intersect the main branch, and wherein in the deployed position the leading portion intersects the main branch and causes at least one of the plurality of guided elements to follow the at least one secondary branch and deflect the follower portion upwardly to rotate the diverter member into the stowed position, the diverter member having a center of mass that is laterally offset from the pivot such that the diverter member counter-rotates from the stowed position to the deployed position due to gravity.
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