Conveyor having dual-direction drive
AssigneeA. G. Stacker Inc.
InventorsClarence C. Allen, Kevin G. Gorby, Eric H. Crowe, Samantha L. J. Armstrong
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Abstract
A conveyor includes a frame having first and second spaced frame elements having outer sides and facing inner sides, first and second drive rollers between the first and second frame elements, a flexible belt mounted on the first and second drive rollers, first and second drive wheels connected to the first and second drive rollers, and a drive operably connected to the first and second drive wheels and configured to drive the belt in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction.
Claims20
A conveyor comprising a frame having first and second spaced frame elements having outer sides and facing inner sides, first and second drive rollers between the first and second frame elements, a flexible belt mounted on the first and second drive rollers, first and second drive wheels connected to the first and second drive rollers, and a drive on the outer side of the first frame element and operably connected to the first and second drive wheels and configured to drive the belt in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction.
A conveyor comprising a frame having first and second spaced frame elements having outer sides and facing inner sides, first and second drive rollers between the first and second frame elements, a flexible belt mounted on the first and second drive rollers, first and second drive wheels connected to the first and second drive rollers, and a drive operably connected to the first and second drive wheels and configured to drive the belt in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction,
- wherein the drive includes a drive sprocket, the first drive wheel comprises a first sprocket and the second drive wheel comprises a second sprocket, and including a drive chain on the drive sprocket, the first sprocket and the second sprocket.
A conveyor comprising:
- a frame having first and second spaced frame elements having outer sides and facing inner sides;
- a first drive shaft having a first end supported by the first frame element and a second end supported by the second frame element;
- a second drive shaft having a first end supported by the first frame element and a second end supported by the second frame element;
- a flexible belt supported on the first and second drive shafts,
- a drive belt or chain operably connected to the first drive shaft for driving the first drive shaft, the drive belt or chain also being operably connected to the second drive shaft for driving the second drive shaft;
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- a drive mounted on the outer side of the first frame element, the drive being operably connected to the drive belt or chain and configured to drive the drive belt or chain in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.