APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HIGH SPEED CONVEYOR SWITCHING

摘要

The conveyor (10) comprises a modular conveyor belt (102) that includes at least one mat-top chain (100) having at least one cavity (114) and at least one first roller (104) disposed in the cavity (114) of the mat-top chain (110). The conveyor (100) further includes a longitudinal second roller (106) that operatively couples to the first roller (104) such that the longitudianl second roller (106) and the first roller (104) are rotating as the conveyor belt (102) travels along the longitudinal second roller (106). The method fro making a conveyor (100) may comprise the steps of linking a plurality of mat-top chains (100) together to form a modular conveyor belt (102); disposing a first roller (104) into a cavity (114) of the mat-top chain (110); and placing a longitudinal second roller (106) underneath the conveyor belt such that as the conveyor belt travels along the longitudinal second roller, the first roller operatively couples to the longitudinal second roller causing the second roller and first roller to rotate.