Motorized roller driven turntable sortation conveyor

A conveyor system comprising:

• a turntable conveyor comprising;
• a stationary frame;
• a rotatable support supported on said stationary frame;
• a first drive system operable to rotate said rotatable support about a vertical axis relative to said stationary frame between at least a first orientation and a second orientation;
• a conveying surface supported on said rotatable support, said conveying surface configured to convey the articles supported thereon in a conveying direction when driven;
• a second drive system operable to drive said conveying surface;
• a plurality of conveyors adjacent to said turntable conveyor and comprising at least one inbound conveyor operable to convey articles to said conveying surface and at least one outbound conveyor operable to receive an article from said conveying surface;
• wherein said conveying surface forms an inbound direction for receiving an article from one of the at least one inbound conveyors when the conveying surface is rotated into alignment therewith, and wherein said conveying surface forms an outbound direction for conveying the article supported thereon to one of the at least one outbound conveyors when the conveying surface is rotated into alignment therewith;
• wherein the conveying surface comprises a plurality of rollers that are rotationally driven, and wherein the rollers comprise a first set of rollers defining a first rotational surface and a second set of rollers defining a second rotational surface, and wherein the first set of rollers are rotationally driven in an opposite rotational direction from the second set of rollers.

A conveyor system comprising:

• a turntable conveyor comprising;
• a stationary frame;
• a rotatable support supported on said stationary frame;
• a first drive system operable to rotate said rotatable support about a vertical axis;
• a circular conveying surface supported on said rotatable support, said conveying surface configured to convey the articles supported thereon in a conveying direction when driven;
• a plurality of inbound conveyors adjacent to the turntable conveyor and a plurality of outbound conveyors adjacent to the turntable;
• wherein the conveying surface comprises a plurality of rollers that are rotationally driven, and wherein the rollers comprise a first set of rollers defining a first rotational surface and a second set of rollers defining a second rotational surface, wherein the first and second sets of rollers are separated along an axis that is perpendicular to the rotational axes of the first and second sets of rollers, and wherein the conveying surface is configured to receive an article from a selected one of the inbound conveyors and to discharge the article to a selected one of the outbound conveyors.