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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2016
A. G. Stacker, Inc., Weyers Cave, VA (US);
Clarence C. Allen, Jr., Mt. Crawford, VA (US);
Micah C. Sundstrom, Staunton, VA (US);
Eric H. Crowe, Weyers Cave, VA (US);
Samantha L. J. Armstrong, Churchville, VA (US);
A.G. STACKER INC., Weyers Cave, VA (US);
Abstract
A conveyor includes a plurality of belt support assemblies each having a drive wheel assembly at one end and an idler wheel assembly at the other end. Each of the drive and idler wheel assemblies includes a motion converter for converting the rotational movement of a shaft into linear motion along the shaft and an actuator for selectively engaging the motion converter and the shaft. A controller controls the operation of the shafts and the actuators to selectively and individually control the location of each end of each belt assembly relative to one another and to a centerline of the conveyor.