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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2014
Laitram, L.l.c., Harahan, LA (US);
Mark Costanzo, River Ridge, LA (US);
Matthew L. Fourney, Laurel, MD (US);
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Abstract
A conveyor system including a conveyor belt having a plurality of conveyor belt rollers configured to divert objects on the conveyor belt. A roller drive mechanism engages the conveyor belt rollers to actuate the conveyor belt rollers into rotation as the conveyor belt advances. The drive mechanism is adjustable to cause the conveyor belt rollers to rotate in a first angular direction and a second, opposite angular direction so that objects can be selectively diverted to either side of the conveyor belt at a desired diverting angle. The roller drive mechanism has drive rollers mounted in cartridges with pinion gears engaged by rack gears to adjust the orientation of the drive rollers relative to the belt rollers and the engagement of the belt rollers with the drive rollers as a function of the orientation by selective raising and lowering or laterally shifting the drive rollers.