Pallet/skid power roll system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for moving a plurality of transport media along a path of travel, the plurality of transport media defining at least two groups of transport media, each group of transport media having substantially identical transverse dimensions with respect to one another within one group of transport media, while having substantially different transverse dimensions with respect to another group of transport media, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted in fixed locations spaced along a path of travel;
at least one motor for driving at least one of the rollers in rotation; and
at least one transport media supported on the rollers for movement along the path of travel in response to rotation of the roller by the motor, each transport media having at least one elongate support member continuously engageable with at least two rollers simultaneously while the transport media moves along the path of travel.
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Abstract
An apparatus moves a plurality of transport media along a path of travel. The plurality of transport media define at least two groups of transport media, where each group of transport media has substantially identical transverse dimensions with respect to one another within one group of transport media, while having substantially different transverse dimensions with respect to another group of transport media. The apparatus includes a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted in fixed locations spaced along a path of travel. At least one motor is provided for driving at least one of the rollers in rotation. At least one transport media is supported on the rollers for movement along the path of travel in response to rotation of the roller by the motor. Each transport media has at least one elongate support member continuously engageable with at least two rollers simultaneously while the transport media moves along the path of travel. A lift workstation can be located along the path of travel for transferring a workpiece carried by one transport media to another transport media.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for moving a plurality of transport media along a path of travel, the plurality of transport media defining at least two groups of transport media, each group of transport media having substantially identical transverse dimensions with respect to one another within one group of transport media, while having substantially different transverse dimensions with respect to another group of transport media, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted in fixed locations spaced along a path of travel;
at least one motor for driving at least one of the rollers in rotation; and
at least one transport media supported on the rollers for movement along the path of travel in response to rotation of the roller by the motor, each transport media having at least one elongate support member continuously engageable with at least two rollers simultaneously while the transport media moves along the path of travel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for moving a plurality of transport media along a path of travel, the plurality of transport media defining at least two groups of transport media, each group of transport media having substantially identical transverse dimensions with respect to one another within one group of transport media, while having substantially different transverse dimensions with respect to another group of transport media, the method comprising the steps of:
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supporting at least one transport media on a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted in fixed locations spaced along a path of travel;
driving at least one of the rollers in rotation with at least one motor; and
moving the at least one transport media supported on the rollers along the path of travel in response to rotation of the roller by the motor, each transport media having at least one elongate support member continuously engageable with at least two rollers simultaneously while the transport media moves along the path of travel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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