Conveyor cartridge with braking mechanism
AssigneeIntelligrated Headquarters, LLC
InventorsJustin Brouk, Frederick F. Van Keuren
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Abstract
A conveyor system comprising a conveyor cartridge removably coupled with a first side plate and an opposite second side plate that delimit a direction of the conveyor cartridge transverse to transport direction. Conveyor rollers rotatably mounted to axles and extending a conveyor roller width between the first side plate and the second side plate. Braking mechanism positioned internally in the cartridge frame in between the first side plate and the opposite second side plate. The braking mechanism abuts the conveyor rollers to retard rotation of the conveyor rollers.
Claims27
A conveyor system comprising:
- a conveyor frame with a first side rail and a second side rail;
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- a conveyor cartridge removably coupled with the first side rail and the second side rail of the conveyor frame, wherein the conveyor cartridge comprises:
- a cartridge frame comprising:
- a first side plate and an opposite second side plate that delimit a direction of the conveyor cartridge transverse to a transport direction;
- a conveyor roller rotatably mounted to an axle and extending a conveyor roller width between the first side plate and the opposite second side plate;
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- a braking mechanism positioned internally in the cartridge frame between the first side plate and the opposite second side plate, the braking mechanism comprises a brake pad, a first magnet and a second magnet, wherein the first magnet is attached to the brake pad and the second magnet is attached to a magnet mount, and wherein a magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet causes the brake pad to abut the conveyor roller and retard rotation of the conveyor roller.
A conveyor cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge frame;
- a first side plate and an opposite second side plate that delimit a direction of the conveyor cartridge transverse to a transport direction;
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- a braking mechanism positioned internally in the cartridge frame in between the first side plate and the opposite second side plate, the braking mechanism comprises a brake pad, a first magnet and a second magnet, wherein the first magnet is attached to the brake pad and the second magnet is attached to a magnet mount, and wherein a magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet causes the brake pad to abut a conveyor roller and retard rotation of the conveyor roller.
A conveyor cartridge removably coupled with a first side rail and a second side rail of a conveyor frame, wherein the conveyor cartridge comprises:
- a cartridge frame;
- a conveyor roller rotatably mounted to an axle and extending a conveyor roller width between a first side plate and a second side plate;
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- a braking mechanism positioned internally in the cartridge frame in between a plurality of conveyor rollers, the braking mechanism comprises a brake pad, a first magnet and a second magnet, wherein the first magnet is attached to the brake pad and the second magnet is attached to a magnet mount, and wherein a magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet causes the brake pad to abut the conveyor roller and retard rotation of the conveyor roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.