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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Intelligrated Headquarters, Llc, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
John J. Wilkins, Erlanger, KY (US);
Kevin Lawrence Klueber, Indian Springs, OH (US);
Kenneth S. Wales, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 13/071 (2006.01); B65G 13/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 13/071 (2013.01); B65G 13/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
An accumulation conveyor for transporting articles includes a plurality of rollers defining a conveying surface, a frame supporting the plurality of rollers, a drive belt selectively couplable with the plurality of rollers to drive the plurality of rollers, and an actuator assembly having at least one piezoelectric actuator assembly configured to selectively urge the drive belt into driving engagement with the plurality of rollers.