Patent ID: 11858752
Assignee: REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 22:
23. A modular transfer system comprising:
a main belt comprising a plurality of spherical balls, the main belt configured to convey an article along a primary flow path;
a main drive roller engaged with the main belt, the main drive roller comprising a plurality of recesses;
a diverter belt oriented generally perpendicular to the primary flow path, the diverter belt comprising an upper surface in contact with a bottom of the plurality of the spherical balls of the main belt;
a diverter drive roller configured to move the diverter belt relative to the main belt such that the spherical balls of the main belt to rotate with a component of motion toward a side of the main belt; and
a filler element positioned between the main drive roller and a lateral edge of the diverter belt, the filler element configured to contact the bottom of the plurality of the spherical balls such that the spherical balls rotate.