Roller conveyor
View Patent ↗A roller conveyor in an as such known manner includes a plurality of driven rollers disposed in two parallel tracks. With each driven roller a drive motor is associated. From a first voltage source a first set of the driven rollers is supplied, wherein a second voltage source is provided, from which a further set of the driven rollers is supplied. This arrangement offers a high degree of redundancy in the event of the failure of individual components of the roller drive, thereby guaranteeing an emergency operation in such a situation.
1. A roller conveyor comprising:
a plurality of driven rollers disposed in two parallel tracks;
a plurality of drive motors for driving the rollers;
at least one voltage source, from which the drive motors are supplied;
an emergency operation system including:
a separate drive motor operatively connected to one of the plurality of driven rollers;
a first voltage source operatively connected to a first set of the driven rollers; and,
at least one further voltage source operatively connected to at least one further set of the driven rollers; and,
a means for directionally stabilizing goods transportation, wherein driven rollers disposed on the same track are operatively connected to different voltage sources.
2. The roller conveyor of claim 1 , wherein two voltage sources are provided.
3. The roller conveyor of claim 2 , wherein driven rollers supplied from different voltage sources are disposed on the same track.
4. The roller conveyor of claim 3 , wherein the drive motors are 24 volt motors.
5. The roller conveyor of claim 3 , wherein the drive motors are hub motors, which with the driven rollers form a sub-assembly.
6. The roller conveyor of claim 2 , wherein the drive motors are 24 volt motors.
7. The roller conveyor of claim 2 , wherein the drive motors are hub motors, which with the driven rollers form a sub-assembly.
8. The roller conveyor of claim 1 , wherein the drive motors are 24 volt motors.
9. The roller conveyor of claim 8 , wherein the drive motors are hub motors, which with the driven rollers form a sub-assembly.