Patent ID: 11939171
Assignee: MOTOVEYO CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. The conveyor system of claim 1 further comprising:
at least two diverter belts beneath the chain for engaging the balls of the chain to rotate the balls as the chain is driven over the diverter belts;
a plurality of rollers, the diverter belts traveling in a loop over the rollers;
the diverter belts selectively driven in a direction generally perpendicular to the conveying direction for rotating the balls of the chain to divert an item conveyed on the chain;
at least one of the rollers driving the at least two belts simultaneously and including a plurality of roller sections, with one of the roller sections having a different diameter than another of the roller sections;
one of the roller sections driving one belt and the other of the roller sections driving a different belt for varying the velocity of the belts between the at least two diverter belts.