Roller conveyor module

A roller conveyor module, comprising:

• at least one rack;
• a plurality of rollers mounted to said rack in a serial arrangement, wherein
• the rotating axis of each roller is approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rack, and
• the upper circumferential surface parts of the plurality of rollers define a load carrying plane,
• characterized by
• a lever mounted to said rack, wherein the lever is adapted to swivel between
• an unbalanced position, wherein said lever is arranged at least partially above said load carrying plane and is free to swivel in two opposite directions,
• a passing position, wherein the lever is arranged below the load carrying plane to allow an item moving on the rollers to pass in a first direction, and
• a stopping position, wherein a stopping portion of said lever is arranged above said load carrying plane to hinder an item moving on the rollers in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and further
• characterized in that in said stopping position an inclined sliding face at the stopping portion is arranged above said load carrying plane, said sliding face being inclined against said load carrying plane to lift an item rolling on the rollers in the second direction from the rollers when the item slides along said inclined sliding face.

A method of conveying items along a plurality of rollers, wherein the items roll on a load carrying plane defined by the rollers in a first direction and are stopped in a second direction opposite to said first direction,

• characterized in that
• a lever is adapted to swivel between a passing position and a stopping position,
• said lever being arranged below the load carrying plane in a passing position to allow an item to move in the first direction and to pass said lever,
• a stopping portion of said lever is arranged above the load carrying plane in a stopping position to brake an item moving in the second direction, further characterized in that
• the stopping portion of said lever an item is lifted above the load carrying plane by an inclined sliding face at the stopping portion of said lever and is held above said load carrying plane by an upper sliding face adjacent to said inclined sliding face when sliding over said lever.