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Conveyor with driven slippable rollers

US3951255A · kind A · utility

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31Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 6, 1974
Grant dateApr 20, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 6, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2207/10
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A conveyor for moving objects having driven rollers which slip with respect to the drive shafts extending therethrough. Each drive shaft has a plurality of side-by-side rollers mounted thereon. A pulley is mounted to the end of each drive shaft to receive a belt which is in driving engagement with a main shaft. The main shaft is connected by belts and pulleys to a motor. The rollers may be arranged in different groups having different rotating speeds with an arrangement of rollers provided for moving objects around a corner. A movable roller pan mounted in a case packer is disclosed having the subject rollers.

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