Abstract: A system includes a frame with a back rail and a ground rail. The back rail and the ground rail are positioned transverse to each other. A guide is attached to the ground rail. A sliding tilt loader apparatus includes a bucket; a chute; and a first pivot mechanism attached to a first end of a rear portion of the bucket. The first pivot mechanism is to translate along the guide. A second pivot mechanism is attached to a second end of the rear portion of the bucket. Rotation of the first pivot mechanism and the second pivot mechanism coincide with tilting of the chute and the bucket causing the chute to angularly rotate and align with the bucket upon the chute and bucket reaching a completed tilt position.

Abstract: An automated parcel distribution system includes a plurality of operatively connected individual conveyor belts arranged in zones; a set of sensors arranged on lateral sides of the conveyor belts and at the boundaries between adjacent conveyor belts; and a processor configured to adjust the speed of individual conveyor belts based on sensor data to evenly distribute parcels on the conveyor belts. The processor may receive the data from the set of sensors and determine the volume of parcels in each zone based on width and length measurements of the parcels obtained from the sensors. The processor may slow down, speed up, or maintain a speed of the conveyor belts for a predetermined period in order to evenly distribute the parcels on the conveyor belts. The set of sensors may be arranged on lateral sides and at the boundary between two adjacent conveyor belts.

Abstract: An apparatus and system include an upper stepped chute having a substantially downward sloped configuration; a lower stepped chute having a substantially downward sloped configuration; and an intermediate conveyor section separating the upper stepped chute from the lower stepped chute. The intermediate conveyor section has a slope that is different from the slope of the upper stepped chute and the lower stepped chute.

Abstract: An apparatus and system include an upper stepped chute having a substantially downward sloped configuration; a lower stepped chute having a substantially downward sloped configuration; and an intermediate conveyor section separating the upper stepped chute from the lower stepped chute. The intermediate conveyor section has a slope that is different from the slope of the upper stepped chute and the lower stepped chute.