Inventors:
Morris A. Schwartz - Watchung NJ
Yevgeny Antonovsky - Brooklyn NY
Menachem Futter - Staten Island NY
Assignee:
Revlon, Inc. - New York NY
International Classification:
B65G 1700
Abstract:
An automatic distribution machine includes a plurality of bin modules, each bin module being adapted to dispense packages onto a conveyor belt or the like. The bin modules are removable and interchangeable, thereby facilitating replacement if one fails. A sorting operation performed by the machine is controlled by a computer, which communicates with the bin modules through a common data bus. Expansion of the sorting operation can be achieved by extending the data bus to additional bin modules.