公开(公告)号：US10081492B1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US15921345

申请日：2018-03-14

Applicant: HYTROL CONVEYOR COMPANY, INC.

Inventor： Charles David O'Brien ,  Joshua Edward Eversoll ,  Cole Jeremiah Prince ,  Gregory Allen Bauders ,  Joseph Wayne Pillow ,  Boyce Dean Bonham

IPC: B65G13/06 ,  B65G13/07 ,  B65G13/11 ,  B65G13/071

Abstract: A belt drive assembly for driving at least one tread roller of a belt-driven live roller conveyor and associated methods are provided that uses an electrically actuated assembly to raise and lower a belt into and out of engagement with tread rollers to selectively transport or accumulate product. The assembly includes a stationary frame having a magnet and a movable frame having an attractant plate, or vice versa. The magnet may be an electromagnet or a solenoid. The movable frame is movable with respect to the stationary frame, such that when an electric current is applied to the magnet, the magnet and the attractant plate are magnetically drawn to each other and cause the movable frame to move towards a respective portion of the stationary frame to place the belt drive assembly in a driving configuration in which at least one tread roller of the conveyor in engaged.