发明名称 |
Multi-Directional Roller Assembly |
摘要 |
A multi-directional roller assembly for directing articles in a conveying system. The multi-directional roller assembly has a rotatable roller frame housing at least one set of mutually-actuating rollers. The multi-directional roller assembly directs an article supported by the assembly along a trajectory determined by the orientation of the multi-directional roller assembly relative to an input force. The orientation of the multi-directional roller assembly may be changed to change the trajectory. A conveyor system may include an array of multi-directional roller assemblies. An actuator controls the orientation of the multi-directional roller assemblies individually and may also control an array of multi-directional roller assemblies as a group. |
申请公布号 |
US2015183588(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.07.02 |
申请号 |
US201514644304 |
申请日期 |
2015.03.11 |
申请人 |
Laitram, L.L.C. |
发明人 |
Fourney Matthew L. |
分类号 |
B65G39/04;B65G39/12;B65G13/04 |
主分类号 |
B65G39/04 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A multi-directional roller assembly, comprising:
a frame rotatable about a main axis; a first roller mounted to the frame and rotatable about a first minor axis that is nonparallel with the main axis; and a second roller mounted to the frame and rotatable about a second minor axis that is nonparallel with the main axis, wherein the first roller and second roller are mutually-actuating, such that rotation of the first roller about the first minor axis in a first direction induces rotation of the second roller in an opposite direction from the first direction. |
地址 |
Harahan LA US |