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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2006
Applicant:
Harry E. Houghton, Orland Park, IL (US);
Inventor:
Harry E. Houghton, Orland Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Automotion, Inc., Oak Lawn, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A roller conveyor having motor driven rollers with electronic motor controls mounted on the conveyor side plates is subject to damage of the motor controls from arcing discharge of static electricity generated by articles traveling on the conveyor. The static electricity is dissipated by a conductive coating on the conveyor side plates and other conductive components of the conveyor.