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US 2013/0075232 A1Published application
Conveyor Systems with Center Guide Assemblies
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsJoel Mark Liggins, Joe Ed Pinnix
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Abstract
A conveyor system includes a conveyor surface formed of a plurality of rollers in a single file arrangement. A center guide assembly has a guide configuration where a center guide member extends between adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers and beyond the conveyor surface and a recessed configuration where the center guide member is recessed from the conveyor surface.
Claims20
A conveyor system, comprising:
- a conveyor surface formed of a plurality of rollers in a single file arrangement;
- and
- a center guide assembly having a guide configuration where a center guide member extends between adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers and beyond the conveyor surface and a recessed configuration where the center guide member is recessed from the conveyor surface.
A conveyor system, comprising:
- a conveyor surface formed of a plurality of rollers;
- and
- a center guide assembly comprising multiple center guide members, each guide member being located between adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers;
- wherein the center guide assembly has a guide configuration where the multiple center guide members extend between the adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers and beyond the conveyor surface;
- wherein the center guide assembly has a recessed configuration where the multiple center guide members are recessed from the conveyor surface.
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A method of conveying an article, the method comprising:
- providing a conveying surface comprising a plurality of rollers;
- providing a center guide assembly comprising multiple center guide members, each guide member being located between adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers;
- placing the center guide assembly in a guide configuration where the multiple center guide members extend between the adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers and beyond the conveyor surface;
- and
- placing the center guide assembly in a recessed configuration where the multiple center guide members are recessed from the conveyor surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.