Patent ID: 8096408

Claim:
A conveyor system, comprising: a threshold assembly comprising: a base plate that is secured to a floor; support beams that are secured to the base plate, wherein an area between the support beams forms a channel; a plurality of threshold center plates for spanning and enclosing the channel formed by the support beams; and a printed circuit board that fits within the channel and is enclosed within the channel by at least one of the plurality of threshold center plates; a plurality of conveyor assemblies, wherein a conveyor assembly comprises a modular segment of a conveyor; and a plurality of kinematic pins for aligning at least one of the plurality of conveyor assemblies to the threshold assembly; wherein each of the plurality of kinematic pins is configured for movement to a locked position to mark a position in which a first conveyor assembly in the plurality of conveyor assemblies is aligned with the threshold assembly; and wherein the plurality of kinematic pins in the locked position promotes replacement of the first conveyor assembly with a second conveyor assembly, with the replacement being independent of re-alignment of the second conveyor assembly relative to the threshold assembly.