Method and apparatus for quick change-over from either a dual delivery trimmer apparatus to a single delivery trimmer apparatus or vice versa

摘要

Conveyors for selectively conveying product delivered thereto either along a pair of side-by-side delivery lanes or a single delivery lane adjacent the pair of side-by-side lanes, the conveyors conveying product to output devices, such as stackers. One of the conveyors being laterally movable between a position aligned to receive product from one of the pair of lanes to a position displaced therefrom and displaced from the other one of the conveyors. The other one of the conveyors having an upstream section swingable about a pivot point to respectively align the upstream end of the swingable section either with the remaining one of the side-by-side lanes or with the single lane. Releasable clamping assemblies are released to provide movement of the conveyors and are clamped to retain the conveyors in the desired position. A drive coupler between one of the conveyors and the other of the conveyors may be selectively operated to either couple or decouple drive from the first- mentioned conveyor. Conveying belts are provided which belts adequately negotiate the curvatures of the conveyor paths to assure proper conveyance of product as well as to negotiate the curved conveying path created when the swingable section is moved to the position for receiving product from the single conveyor lane.