A conveyor configured including a de-stratifying module having a first sector with an upper surface receiving items and a second sector with an upper surface receiving, wherein the second sector is consecutive to the first sector; a sorter moving items and sorter is consecutively to the de-stratifying module; a converging module moving items and is consecutive to the sorter; a descent connecting the sorter with the converging module.

A gap filler is provided. The gap filler can include a sheet having a sheet first end and a sheet second end. The gap filler can include a first frame coupled to the sheet first end. The gap filler can include a second frame coupled to the sheet second end. The sheet can be configured to be compressed between the first frame and the second frame such that the first frame extends in a direction angled away from the second frame.

A gap filler is provided. The gap filler can include a sheet having a sheet first end and a sheet second end. The gap filler can include a first frame coupled to the sheet first end. The gap filler can include a second frame coupled to the sheet second end. The sheet can be configured to be compressed between the first frame and the second frame such that the first frame extends in a direction angled away from the second frame.

In one aspect, a roller conveyor gap blocker is provided that includes a body configured to be supported in a gap by upstream and downstream rollers. The body has a plurality of laterally spaced upstream lower members with laterally aligned, upstream lower free end portions. At least one of the upstream lower free end portions has an upstream recessed portion that is above a lowermost end of one of the other laterally aligned, upstream lower free end portions to provide clearance for a drive member. The body has a plurality of laterally spaced downstream lower members of the body with laterally aligned, downstream lower free end portions. At least one of the downstream lower free end portions has a downstream recessed portion that is above a lowermost end of one of the other laterally aligned, downstream lower free end portions to provide clearance for the drive member.

In one aspect, a roller conveyor gap blocker is provided that includes a body configured to be supported in a gap by upstream and downstream rollers. The body has a plurality of laterally spaced upstream lower members with laterally aligned, upstream lower free end portions. At least one of the upstream lower free end portions has an upstream recessed portion that is above a lowermost end of one of the other laterally aligned, upstream lower free end portions to provide clearance for a drive member. The body has a plurality of laterally spaced downstream lower members of the body with laterally aligned, downstream lower free end portions. At least one of the downstream lower free end portions has a downstream recessed portion that is above a lowermost end of one of the other laterally aligned, downstream lower free end portions to provide clearance for the drive member.

A conveyor employs an infeed assembly and outfeed assembly, each comprising a nosebar assembly that may be mounted to a conveyor frame to transition a conveyor belt between a returnway and a carryway. The outfeed assembly further includes a drive sprocket and a limiter to ensure engagement of drive elements on the conveyor belt with the drive sprockets. A limiter plate ensures proper placement of the limiter relative to the drive sprocket. The infeed assembly and outfeed assembly components may be easily mounted to and removed from the conveyor frame to facilitate replacement, cleaning or maintenance.

A conveyor employs an infeed assembly and outfeed assembly, each comprising a nosebar assembly that may be mounted to a conveyor frame to transition a conveyor belt between a returnway and a carryway. The outfeed assembly further includes a drive sprocket and a limiter to ensure engagement of drive elements on the conveyor belt with the drive sprockets. A limiter plate ensures proper placement of the limiter relative to the drive sprocket. The infeed assembly and outfeed assembly components may be easily mounted to and removed from the conveyor frame to facilitate replacement, cleaning or maintenance.

The low profile transfer conveyor bridges gaps between terminal ends of contiguous multi segment conveyors and provides a driven belt bridge with a length that approximately bridges the space between the flat surfaces of conveyor belt segments of the multi segment conveyors and has a low profile which minimizes any unsupported distance across which articles must cross between conveyor belt segments by providing a small continuous section of driven conveyor belt traversing a flat surface bounded on two sides by small radius edges so the transfer conveyor edges extend almost to the flat surface of the belt segments on opposite sides of the gap that it bridges. At its ends, the belt of the transfer conveyor is driven by one or more drive pulleys.

The low profile transfer conveyor bridges gaps between terminal ends of contiguous multi segment conveyors and provides a driven belt bridge with a length that approximately bridges the space between the flat surfaces of conveyor belt segments of the multi segment conveyors and has a low profile which minimizes any unsupported distance across which articles must cross between conveyor belt segments by providing a small continuous section of driven conveyor belt traversing a flat surface bounded on two sides by small radius edges so the transfer conveyor edges extend almost to the flat surface of the belt segments on opposite sides of the gap that it bridges. At its ends, the belt of the transfer conveyor is driven by one or more drive pulleys.

The low profile transfer conveyor bridges gaps between terminal ends of contiguous multi segment conveyors and provides a driven belt bridge with a length that approximately bridges the space between the flat surfaces of conveyor belt segments of the multi segment conveyors and has a low profile which minimizes any unsupported distance across which articles must cross between conveyor belt segments by providing a small continuous section of driven conveyor belt traversing a flat surface bounded on two sides by small radius edges so the transfer conveyor edges extend almost to the flat surface of the belt segments on opposite sides of the gap that it bridges. At its ends, the belt of the transfer conveyor is driven by one or more drive pulleys.