Patent ID: 6585107
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A drive system for a roller conveyor, comprising: at least one conveying roller; at least one supporting section for supporting the conveying roller, the supporting section having a supporting side facing the conveying roller, an open side facing away from the conveying roller and a cavity formed in the supporting section, at least one drive arrangement mounted in the cavity, the drive arrangement comprising, a shaft extending through the supporting side of the supporting section and rotationally fixed to the conveying roller, at least one driving wheel connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the shaft for driving the conveying roller and at least one substantially U-shaped supporting device having a first free leg between the supporting side and the driving wheel and a second leg between the driving wheel and the open side of the supporting section, the second leg being removable from the first leg at the open side of the supporting section, the first and second legs having bearings for the shaft.