Drive system for conveyors
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1. A conveyor system comprising:
- a drive assembly;
a plurality of rollers configured to singulate a plurality of conveyed articles travelling on the plurality of rollers along a direction of travel, each of the plurality of rollers having a drive end and a base end, the drive end having a drive sheave including a plurality of grooves and a plurality of peaks interposed between the plurality of grooves formed on a surface thereof, the drive assembly coupled to the drive end of at least one of the plurality of rollers by a drive belt, at least a first portion of the plurality of rollers disposed at an angle greater than or less than 90 degrees with respect to the direction of travel, wherein a first one of the plurality of peaks of each of the plurality of rollers is offset from a first one of the plurality of peaks of an adjacent one of the plurality of rollers by a number of the plurality of peaks of each of the plurality of rollers, wherein the angle is calculated by the following formula including the angle, the number of the plurality of peaks between the first one of the plurality of peaks of each of the plurality of rollers and the first one of the plurality of peaks of the adjacent one of the plurality of rollers, and a distance between adjacent ones of the plurality of peaks, and a distance between centers of adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers;
a frame assembly having a first side, a second side, a conveyor system infeed, and a conveyor system exit, the plurality of rollers coupled to the frame assembly; and
a plurality of torque transmitters engaging the plurality of grooves of the drive end of the plurality of rollers.
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Abstract
A conveyor system includes a drive assembly and a plurality of rollers configured to singulate a plurality of conveyed articles travelling on the plurality of rollers along a direction of travel. Each of the plurality of rollers having a drive end and a base end. The drive end having a drive sheave including a plurality of grooves and a plurality of peaks interposed between the plurality of grooves formed on a surface thereof. The drive assembly is coupled to the drive end of at least one of the plurality of rollers by a drive belt. At least a first portion of the plurality of rollers is disposed at an angle with respect to the direction of travel.
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1. A conveyor system comprising:
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a drive assembly; a plurality of rollers configured to singulate a plurality of conveyed articles travelling on the plurality of rollers along a direction of travel, each of the plurality of rollers having a drive end and a base end, the drive end having a drive sheave including a plurality of grooves and a plurality of peaks interposed between the plurality of grooves formed on a surface thereof, the drive assembly coupled to the drive end of at least one of the plurality of rollers by a drive belt, at least a first portion of the plurality of rollers disposed at an angle greater than or less than 90 degrees with respect to the direction of travel, wherein a first one of the plurality of peaks of each of the plurality of rollers is offset from a first one of the plurality of peaks of an adjacent one of the plurality of rollers by a number of the plurality of peaks of each of the plurality of rollers, wherein the angle is calculated by the following formula including the angle, the number of the plurality of peaks between the first one of the plurality of peaks of each of the plurality of rollers and the first one of the plurality of peaks of the adjacent one of the plurality of rollers, and a distance between adjacent ones of the plurality of peaks, and a distance between centers of adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers; a frame assembly having a first side, a second side, a conveyor system infeed, and a conveyor system exit, the plurality of rollers coupled to the frame assembly; and a plurality of torque transmitters engaging the plurality of grooves of the drive end of the plurality of rollers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A conveyor system comprising:
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a drive assembly; a frame assembly having a first side, a second side, a conveyor infeed, a conveyor exit, and a guide edge formed at the first side thereof; a first row of a plurality of rollers rotatingly mounted at preset intervals within the frame assembly, the first row of the plurality of rollers configured to singulate a plurality of conveyed articles travelling on the first row of the plurality of rollers along a direction of travel, each roller of the first row of the plurality of rollers having a drive end and a base end, the drive end having a drive sheave including at least three grooves and at least three peaks interposed between the at least three grooves formed on a surface thereof, the drive assembly coupled to the drive end of at least one roller of the first row of the plurality of rollers by a drive belt, at least a first portion of each roller of the first row of the plurality of rollers disposed at an angle greater than or less than 90 degrees with respect to the direction of travel, wherein a first one of the at least three peaks of each of the plurality of rollers is offset from a first one of the at least three peaks of an adjacent one of the plurality of rollers by a number of the at least three peaks of the adjacent one of the rollers, wherein the angle is calculated by the following formula including the angle, the number of the plurality of peaks between the first one of the at least three peaks of each of the plurality of rollers and the first one of the at least three peaks of the adjacent one of the plurality of rollers, and a distance between adjacent ones of the at least three peaks, and a distance between centers of adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers; and a plurality of torque transmitters engaging the at least three grooves of the drive end. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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