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

Claim 4:
5. The conveyor system of claim 1 further comprising:
an idler element, the chain traveling around the drive element and idler element in a continuous loop, the idler element including:
an elongated body configured for rotating about a longitudinal axis, the body including an outer surface;
the outer surface formed by a plurality of generally planar facets that are arranged around the longitudinal axis elongated body, each of the facets extending along the elongated body and configured for lying generally flat against a respective flat link of the chain as the chain is travels over the idler element;
a plurality of relief elements formed into each planar facet of the idler element for receiving the balls of a respective flat link engaging the planar facet so the link lies generally flat on the planar facet when the chain travels over the idler element.