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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
David Alspaugh, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean Murphy, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/06 (2006.01); B65G 15/40 (2006.01); B65G 21/20 (2006.01); B65G 39/10 (2006.01); B65G 39/18 (2006.01); B65G 39/20 (2006.01); B65G 13/073 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 39/20 (2013.01); B65G 13/073 (2013.01); B65G 15/40 (2013.01); B65G 21/2063 (2013.01); B65G 39/10 (2013.01); B65G 39/18 (2013.01); B65H 5/06 (2013.01); B65H 2404/111 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyor system includes a belt wound around a roller assembly along a belt axis. The belt is configured to convey objects along the roller assembly in a direction of conveyance. The belt includes a primary belt portion that is in contact with rollers of the roller assembly and defines the belt axis. The conveyor includes an actuator configured to cause the belt to selectively define at least one belt peak that protrudes from the primary belt portion at a peak height measured orthogonally from the belt axis.