Transverse driven-roller belt and conveyor
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1. A conveyor belt comprising:
- a plurality of first rollers arranged to rotate on axes oriented in a direction of belt travel, the first rollers having a first diameter;
a plurality of second rollers supported atop the first rollers and having axes of rotation parallel to the axes of the first rollers, wherein each of the first rollers contacts a pair of the second rollers flanking the first roller.
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Abstract
A transverse-roller conveyor belt and a conveyor system providing a drive mechanism for driving the rollers in the belt to divert conveyed articles. The conveyor belt includes belt rollers that each engage a pair of smaller-diameter, article-conveying rollers. The conveyor system'"'"'s drive mechanism, when selectively actuated, rotates the belt rollers, which rotate the article-supporting rollers to divert conveyed articles toward or off the side of the belt. Gaps between at least some of the pairs of article-supporting rollers admit the teeth of a transfer comb to strip remaining articles off the downstream end of the belt.
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1. A conveyor belt comprising:
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a plurality of first rollers arranged to rotate on axes oriented in a direction of belt travel, the first rollers having a first diameter; a plurality of second rollers supported atop the first rollers and having axes of rotation parallel to the axes of the first rollers, wherein each of the first rollers contacts a pair of the second rollers flanking the first roller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A conveyor system comprising:
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a conveyor belt including; a plurality of first rollers arranged to rotate on axes oriented in a direction of belt travel, the first rollers having a first diameter; a plurality of second rollers supported atop the first rollers and having axes of rotation parallel to the axes of the first rollers, wherein each of the first rollers contacts a pair of the second rollers flanking the first roller; and a drive mechanism underlying the conveyor belt that engages the first rollers to rotate the first rollers in a first direction perpendicular to the direction of belt travel, wherein the first rollers rotate the second rollers in a second direction opposite the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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