TRANSVERSE DRIVEN-ROLLER BELT AND CONVEYOR

摘要

A transverse - roller conveyor belt (58) and a conveyor system (56) providinga drive mechanism (60) for driving therollers in the belt to divert conveyed articles. The conveyor belt includesbelt rollers (18) that each engage a pair ofsmaller- diameter, article - conveying rollers (30). The conveyor system'sdrive mechanism (60), when selectively actuated, rotates the belt rollers(18), which rotate the article - supporting rollers (30) to divert conveyedarticles toward or off the side of the belt. Gaps between atleast some of the pairs of article - supporting rollers admit the teeth (74)of a transfer comb (73) to strip remaining articles off thedownstream end of the belt.