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ACCUMULATION-AND-RELEASE ROLLER-BELT CONVEYOR

  • US 20080121498A1
  • Filed: 11/29/2006
  • Published: 05/29/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A conveyor comprising:

  • a conveyor belt advancing in a direction of belt travel from an upstream end to a downstream end, wherein the conveyor belt includes a plurality of rollers extending through the thickness of the conveyor belt and rotatable in the direction of belt travel;

    a movable stop positioned along the conveyor belt between the upstream and downstream ends and movable between a blocking position blocking conveyed articles and a release position allowing articles to pass;

    a bearing surface disposed below the conveyor belt downstream of the movable stop and contacting the rollers from below to cause the rollers to rotate by frictional rolling contact with the bearing surface as the conveyor belt advances; and

    wherein the rollers in the conveyor belt upstream of the movable stop are freely rotatable without frictional contact below the conveyor belt.

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