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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ellsworth H Collins, Mt. Washington, KY (US);
William A Fultz, Louisville, KY (US);
James F Mattingly, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
The Interlake Companies, Inc., Shepherdsville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198781 ; 198791 ;
Abstract
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.