Patent ID: 11958692
Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A conveyor assembly configured for transporting an object along a transportation path, the conveyor assembly comprising:
a plurality of rollers defining a conveyor section configured for transporting one or more objects disposed thereon along the transportation path, wherein the plurality of rollers comprises a drive roller configured to drive respective rotations of each of the plurality of rollers, and wherein the drive roller is selectively configurable between a first operating condition and a second operating condition; and
a controller configured to generate one or more control signals configured to control the drive roller;
wherein the conveyor assembly is configured such that the conveyor section is selectively configurable between a single-zone configuration and a dual-zone configuration based at least in part on configuration of the drive roller in one of the first operating condition and the second operating condition; and
wherein the dual-zone configuration is defined by the drive roller being configured to selectively drive operation of a first conveyor zone and a second conveyor zone defined within the conveyor section independently of one another, wherein the first conveyor zone is defined by a first portion of the plurality of rollers and the second conveyor zone is defined by a second portion of the plurality of rollers.