A conveyor for transporting and elevating articles and a method and system for conveying articles up inclines is provided. The conveyor has a conveyor belt and a plurality of support elements extending outward from the article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt advancing upward along the incline. The support elements prevent conveyed articles from sliding down the conveyor belt on the incline. The article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt may provide a low-friction retention surface to articles leaning away from the conveyor belt on the incline.

A conveyor for transporting and elevating articles and a method and system for conveying articles up inclines is provided. The conveyor has a conveyor belt and a plurality of support elements extending outward from the article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt advancing upward along the incline. The support elements prevent conveyed articles from sliding down the conveyor belt on the incline. The article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt may provide a low-friction retention surface to articles leaning away from the conveyor belt on the incline.

A tensioning system for a conveyor belt arrangement is provided. More particularly, but not exclusively, to a vertical belt tensioning system for an endless conveyor belt arrangement. The conveyor belt arrangement includes a drive pulley which is in use driven by an external drive, an idler pulley and an endless conveyor belt rotatably mounted about the pulleys. The conveyor belt arrangement also includes a belt tensioning arrangement for use in tensioning the endless conveyor belt, the tensioning arrangement including a displaceable take-up pulley, and an actuator for displacing the displaceable take-up pulley. The tensioning arrangement is characterized in that the displaceable take-up pulley is displaceable along a vertical axis.

A tensioning system for a conveyor belt arrangement is provided. More particularly, but not exclusively, to a vertical belt tensioning system for an endless conveyor belt arrangement. The conveyor belt arrangement includes a drive pulley which is in use driven by an external drive, an idler pulley and an endless conveyor belt rotatably mounted about the pulleys. The conveyor belt arrangement also includes a belt tensioning arrangement for use in tensioning the endless conveyor belt, the tensioning arrangement including a displaceable take-up pulley, and an actuator for displacing the displaceable take-up pulley. The tensioning arrangement is characterized in that the displaceable take-up pulley is displaceable along a vertical axis.

Drum motors for driving a conveyor belt are disclosed. In some embodiments, the drum motors include a shell having a polymer body such as wax-filled cast nylon.

Drum motors for driving a conveyor belt are disclosed. In some embodiments, the drum motors include a shell having a polymer body such as wax-filled cast nylon.

A motor and zone controller apparatus includes: a first motor drive; a second motor drive; and a switching apparatus. The switching apparatus includes: a first switching network having at least a first state and a second state, the first switching network connects the first motor drive to a first motor when in the first state, and the first switching network connects the first motor drive to a second motor when in the second state; and a second switching network having at least a first state and a second state, the second switching network connects the second motor drive to the first motor when in the first state, and the second switching network connects the second motor drive to the second motor when in the second state.

Support structure for a transport unit of a planar motor to reduce or prevent transmission of force to an active surface of a stator. The transport unit is movable by at least one stator of the planar motor and a product is positionable on the transport unit. In at least one support position of the transport unit defined in relation to the support structure, the support structure applies at least one supporting force to the transport unit, while at least one process force, which acts on the product, is at least partially transmitted to the transport unit and counteracted. The transport unit is movable into and out of the support position in a floating manner via the at least one stator. The support structure is mounted on a base and at least partially diverts the counterforce caused by the supporting force to the base.

Support structure for a transport unit of a planar motor to reduce or prevent transmission of force to an active surface of a stator. The transport unit is movable by at least one stator of the planar motor and a product is positionable on the transport unit. In at least one support position of the transport unit defined in relation to the support structure, the support structure applies at least one supporting force to the transport unit, while at least one process force, which acts on the product, is at least partially transmitted to the transport unit and counteracted. The transport unit is movable into and out of the support position in a floating manner via the at least one stator. The support structure is mounted on a base and at least partially diverts the counterforce caused by the supporting force to the base.

A dual-layer linear sorter includes a delivery mechanism, a first feeding mechanism, a second uploading mechanism, a slewing mechanism, and a driving mechanism, the delivery mechanism is ring-shaped and includes upper and lower layers; the running direction of the upper layer is a first direction, the running direction of the lower layer is a second direction; the second direction is opposite to the first direction; the first feeding mechanism is close to the upper layer, and is docked with one end of the delivery mechanism; the second feeding mechanism is close to the lower layer and is docked with the other end of the delivery mechanism; the driving mechanism can drive the delivery mechanism to run; a part of the goods can be delivered to the upper layer via the first uploading mechanism; another part of goods can be delivered to the lower layer via the second uploading mechanism.