公开(公告)号：US20200339357A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16925912

申请日：2020-07-10

Applicant: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

Inventor： RANDY DIXON ,  C. TODD McDANIEL

IPC: B65G23/44 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G21/10 ,  B65G23/10

Abstract: Disclosed is a conveyor system and method for advancing an item relative to a transport axis. The conveyor system includes a conveyor belt and a modular drive assembly having at least one drive module and at least one take-up module. Each drive module and each take-up module has a housing and a pulley assembly positioned within the housing. The respective positions of the housings of the at least one drive module and the at least one take-up module relative to the transport axis are selectively adjustable to modify the conveyor movement pathway. Moreover, the drive module can also include a drive pulley removal apparatus that is detachably secured within the housing for selective removal and replacement of a drive pulley.