US 12,421,047 B2Granted

Roller conveyor with end stop

AssigneeMoba Group B.V.

InventorHendrik Van Den Brink

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Abstract

The conveyor system comprises a frame (2) with a substantially plane conveying surface composed by rollers (3) for conveying products (P) in a conveying direction T to an end station with end stop (8);—wherein the frame (2) comprises an edge part with roller shaft slots (5) each with a roller shaft slot lower end, in which roller shafts (4) are displaceably received;—wherein the conveyor system further comprises a beam (6) with a drive belt (7) arranged against the rollers (3) for rotating the rollers (3) to thereby convey the products (P), in particular such that upon a product (P) reaching the end stop (8) or upon a product (P) reaching a preceding arrived product (P) said drive belt (7) slips under the rollers (3) under these arrived products (P); and—wherein the conveyor system is configured such that a maximum pushing force which buffers these products (P) is obtained.

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Dependent claims

A conveyor system, comprising:

a frame with a substantially plane conveying surface composed by rollers for conveying products (P) in a conveying direction to an end station with end stop,
wherein the frame comprises an edge part with roller shaft slots each with a roller shaft slot lower end, in which roller shafts are displaceably received,
wherein the conveyor system further comprises a beam with a drive belt arranged against the rollers for rotating the rollers to thereby convey the products (P) such that upon a product (P) reaching the end stop or upon a product (P) reaching a preceding arrived product (P) said drive belt slips under the rollers under these arrived products (P);
and
wherein the conveyor system is configured such that a pushing force is generated which buffers these products (P),
wherein the roller shafts are received in respective slots of the frame in a manner displaceable in vertical direction from an initial position downwardly towards the slot lower ends and vice versa such that the roller shaft slots form limitations for the downward displacement of the roller shafts and define a second position of the roller shafts, with a downward displacement of the roller shafts during use leading to an increasing engagement force between the respective rollers and the drive belt extending thereunder;
and
wherein the roller shafts are displaceable from an initial position downwardly to a second position, over a distance that is less than a diameter of the respective rollers;
and
blocking means to block an upwardly directed movement of roller shafts which are in said initial position, the blocking means comprising pin-slot connections to couple the frame and said beam with each other in a vertically displaceable manner.

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A conveyor system, comprising:

a frame with a substantially plane conveying surface composed by rollers for conveying products (P) in a conveying direction to an end station with end stop;
wherein the frame comprises an edge part with roller shaft slots each with a roller shaft slot lower end, in which roller shafts are displaceably received;
wherein the conveyor system further comprises a beam with a drive belt arranged against the rollers for rotating the rollers to thereby convey the products (P) such that upon a product (P) reaching the end stop or upon a product (P) reaching a preceding arrived product (P) said drive belt slips under the rollers under these arrived products (P);
and
wherein the conveyor system is configured such that a pushing force is generated which buffers these products (P),
at least a single spring, which supports the beam on the frame the spring being under a bias, and
at least one pin-slot connection,
wherein in an unloaded situation of the rollers said spring presses the beam in the pin-slot connection the pin with a well-defined pressing force against a slot lower end, and wherein the roller shafts are at a distance from the lower ends
wherein upon increasing loading of the rollers upon supply of products (P), to a correspondingly increasing extent the pressing force is decreased until the pin comes off the slot lower end whereafter upon further supply of products the roller shafts come down to the lower ends,
wherein upon said increasing loading, the pushing force increases and upon the roller shafts reaching the slot lower ends a maximum pushing force is generated.

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A conveyor system, comprising:

a frame with a substantially plane conveying surface composed by rollers for conveying products (P) in a conveying direction to an end station with end stop;
and
a lever system with counterweight, wherein the frame comprises an edge part with roller shaft slots each with a roller shaft slot lower end, in which roller shafts are displaceably received;
wherein the conveyor system further comprises a beam with a drive belt arranged against the rollers for rotating the rollers to thereby convey the products (P) such that upon a product (P) reaching the end stop or upon a product (P) reaching a preceding arrived product (P) said drive belt slips under the rollers under these arrived products and
wherein the conveyor system is configured such that a pushing force is generated which buffers these products (P).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.