CONVEYOR BELT FOR NON-SLIP MATERIAL HANDLING

摘要

A method and a conveyor system (10) for conveying a container (18) along a continuous belt (12) without substantial transverse movement is disclosed in the present invention. The conveyor system (10) has a pair of rotating cylinders (14 and 16) and a continuous belt (12) having a plurality of compressible cavities (20) thereon. The cavities (20) are compressed as the belt (14) engages with the cylinder (14) thereby creating a potential vacuum. Before expansion of the cavity (20), a container (18) is placed above the cavity (20) which has a vacuum exerted thereon when the cavity (20) is expanded. In this manner, the container (18) is secured in a set position as it is conveyed from one end of the belt (12) to another end. This allows an action to be performed on the container (18) during the conveyance such as the printing of a digital image on a surface of the container (18).