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Transverse-roller-belt conveyor and methods for case turning

  • US 7,743,905 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2008
  • Issued: 06/29/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A conveyor comprising:

  • a first conveyor belt advancing at a first speed in a direction of belt travel and having article-supporting rollers arranged to rotate perpendicular to the direction of belt travel;

    a second conveyor belt arranged side-by-side with the first conveyor belt and advancing in the direction of belt travel at a second speed and having article-supporting rollers arranged to rotate perpendicular to the direction of belt travel;

    a series of sequentially actuated actuation zones disposed consecutively along the length of the conveyor, each actuation zone having actuators actuating all the article-supporting rollers of the first and second conveyor belts in each actuation zone to rotate in one perpendicular direction or in the opposite direction.

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