Conveying systems and methods of use
OwnerLorin Reedinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved conveyor system that provides for a magnetically driven conveyor system in which a sidewall of the conveyor may have minimal or no perforations therein for connecting rollers or other conveying structures in the conveyor bed to an external driving mechanism. The conveyor system may also provide gapless or nearly gapless roller bed that prevents or reduces the accumulation of debris and contaminants in and between the hardware of the conveyor bed. The system of the present invention may provide a more efficient and sanitary conveyor system for produce washing or other food processing application that requires less maintenance.
Claims37
A conveying system assembly, comprising:
- a. a conveyor bed for holding rollers,
- b. a plurality of rollers in said conveyor bed,
- c. at least one lateral sidewall positioned longitudinally along said conveyor bed,
- d. at least one magnetic driving rotor located outside of said conveyor bed and adjacent to an outer side of said at least one lateral sidewall, and
- e. at least one passive magnetic rotor, wherein said at least one passive magnetic rotor is attached to one of said plurality of rollers and is magnetically engaged with said at least one magnetic driving rotor across said at least one lateral sidewall.
A conveying assembly, comprising:
- a. a conveyor bed having at least one sidewall,
- b. a plurality of rollers aligned in said conveyor bed on a first side of said at least one sidewall, each roller having a recess in an end thereof,
- c. a plurality of passive magnetic rotors, each passive magnetic rotor being embedded in said recess of one of said plurality of rollers, and
- d. a plurality of magnetic driving rotors located on a second side of said sidewall for magnetic engagement with said plurality of passive magnetic rotors across said at least one sidewall,
- wherein rotation of said plurality of magnetic driving rotors drives the rotation of said plurality of passive magnetic rotors.
A magnetically driven conveyor system, comprising:
- a. at least one barrier;
- b. at least one passive magnetic rotor on a first side of said barrier;
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- c. at least one magnetic driving device located on a second side of said barrier for magnetic engagement with said at least one passive magnetic rotor across said barrier;
- d. at least one motor, wherein said motor drives rotation of said at least one magnetic driving device,
- wherein said at least one magnetic driving device drives the rotation of said at least one passive magnetic rotor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.