Reconfigurable motorized conveyor roller and method of using the same

A method of adjusting a roller width of a reconfigurable motorized conveyor roller, the method comprising:

• providing the reconfigurable motorized conveyor roller comprising:
• a housing assembly defining the roller width defined between a first lateral end and a second lateral end opposite the first lateral end;
• and
• a housing adjustment assembly disposed within the housing assembly that is operable to adjust the roller width by facilitating a configuration of the housing assembly between a nominal configuration and an expanded configuration;
• wherein the housing assembly comprises a plurality of coaxial housing components configured for movement relative to one another in one or more lateral directions;
• causing, via the housing adjustment assembly, at least a portion of the plurality of coaxial housing components to move in one or more lateral directions to selectively configure the housing assembly between the nominal configuration and the expanded configuration;
• wherein the housing adjustment assembly is operable to cause:
• the housing assembly to be reconfigured from the nominal configuration to the expanded configuration as part of a roller expansion operation, wherein the roller expansion operation is based at least in part on a rotation of a shaft component of the housing adjustment assembly in a first rotational direction, and
• the housing assembly to be reconfigured from the expanded configuration to the nominal configuration as part of a roller retraction operation, wherein the roller retraction operation is based at least in part on a second rotation of the shaft component in a second rotational direction defining an opposite direction relative to the first rotational direction.