Patent ID: 6158574
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A roller conveyor, comprising:a support frame extending in a longitudinal direction and including a pair of laterally opposing side rails defining a transverse region therebetween, at least one of said side rails defines a plurality of slots extending from a longitudinal edge thereof;a plurality of roller members extending across said transverse region and longitudinally spaced along said support frame, each of said roller members has a first end portion and an opposing second end portion, each of said first and second end portions is rotatably connected to said support frame, said first end portion extends through a corresponding slot in said at least one of said side rails;a first set of gears, each gear of said first set of gears is fixedly attached to a corresponding roller member at said first end portion;a second set of gears, each gear of said second set of gears positioned so as to intermesh between corresponding adjacent gears of said first set of gears and rotatably connected to said support frame; anda gear drive operably connected to a gear of said first and second sets of gears.