The Interlake Companies, Inc.

William A Fultz

James F Mattingly

Ellsworth H Collins

David B Reed

David M McLochlin

A modular conveyor system includes modular conveyor units and modular transfer units, which are driven by the driveshafts from adjacent modules. The transfer units include a first driveshaft segment extending below the conveyor frame and first and second multi-direction wheels mounted on the shaft segment such that when the first driveshaft segment rotates, it drives the first wheel in a forward direction and the second wheel in a backward direction, the wheels being independently shiftable relative to the top surface of the conveyor frame so as to either convey a product or not convey a product.

Conveyor transfer

The rollers of a live roller conveyor are driven by drive wheels, which are driven from a driveshaft extending along the conveyor. When the drive wheels and their respective conveyor rollers are in contact with each other, the drive wheels cause the conveyor rollers to rotate. When the drive wheels and conveyor rollers are out of contact, the rollers are not driven and can accumulate product. Relative motion between the drive wheels and the conveyor rollers causes the drive to be engaged and disengaged.

High speed lineshaft-driven accumulating conveyor

A conveyor transfer unit includes conveyor rollers driven by a drive shaft and transfer belts which are selectively driven to the left and to the right at right angles to the conveyor rollers.

Three-way transfer conveyor

A lineshaft-driven accumulation conveyor includes a plurality of intermediate shafts which run parallel to the drive shaft and are independently driven from the drive shaft, each of the intermediate shafts driving a zone of conveyor rollers.

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William A Fultz