Patent ID: 8364307

Claim:
A conveying system for conveying articles, said system comprising: a frame having a first side and a second side; a plurality of rollers supported by said frame and extending from said first side to said second side, said plurality of rollers adapted to support the articles traveling on said conveying system, each of said rollers adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis; a motorized roller, said motorized roller including an outer cylindrical shell, a first motor positioned within said shell at a first end of said motorized roller, and a second motor positioned within said shell at a second end of said motorized roller, said first and second motors adapted to rotate said outer cylindrical shell; and a controller, said controller adapted to control both said first and said second motors, wherein said controller is adapted to control said first motor in a four quadrant mode and said second motor in a two quadrant mode wherein said second motor is allowed to freewheel when needed.