A drive device configured to drive a container transporting device for transporting a container is provided. The drive device includes a motor which generates power, a brake configured to brake a movement generated by the power of the motor, and a speed reducer which has an output shaft connected to a driven portion of the container transporting device, includes a lubricant enclosed therein, and is configured to decelerate the power of the motor and transmit the decelerated power to the output shaft, in which the speed reducer, the brake, and the motor are disposed in this order from above in a vertical direction, a first seal member configured to block the lubricant is provided between the speed reducer and the brake, and the brake includes an accommodation chamber which accommodates a leaked lubricant in a case where the lubricant enclosed in the speed reducer leaks past the first seal member.

A hydraulic cylinder for a drive unit assembly for a reciprocating floor slat conveyor system has a single tubular barrel divided into two chambers by a center head or plug. The center head is held in position by shrink fitting it into the barrel.

The present disclosure relates to a roller belt conveyor having an array of pivot rollers defining a conveyance surface that supports an article being conveyed in a first conveying direction, at least one drive plate pivotally coupled to at least a subset of the array of pivot rollers, and an actuator coupled to the at least one drive plate, such that, the actuator may manipulate the at least one drive plate to adjust an angular orientation of the at least one subset of the array of pivot rollers from the first conveying direction to a second conveying direction.

A linear conveyor device is installed on a platform having an upper surface which serves as a predetermined installation surface. The linear conveyor device includes a linear motor stator; a slider which includes a linear motor mover; a straight-line conveyance part formed by linearly connecting a plurality of modules to each other, the modules each including a base frame that has an upper surface having guide rails for guiding the movement of the slider and a lower surface facing the platform; and a base member disposed between the upper surface of the platform and the lower surfaces of the modules at a connecting portion between the modules, and configured to position and support the pair of modules to be connected to each other.

A container conveying device includes a contact support portion which comes into contact with one side surface of a container, a star wheel, a contact support portion which comes into contact with the other side surface of the container, and a holding wheel provided to be relatively rotatable with respect to the star wheel. When the container is not located at a container inspection position, the container conveying device conveys the container while maintaining a posture of the container by bringing the contact support portion into contact with the container, and when the container is located at the container inspection position, the container conveying device separates the contact support portion which comes into contact with the surface of the container. The container is released from the contact support portion at the container inspection position while the star wheel is paused.

A transfer apparatus includes a first guide rail, a second guide rail, a driving module including a main rail and a moving block that moves along the main rail, and a carriage module coupled to the moving block and supporting an article, wherein the carriage module includes first guide wheels configured to be in rolling contact with the first guide rail and second side guide wheels configured to be in rolling contact with the second guide rail.

A conveyor system includes a moving stage, a track, a control circuit and a driver. The moving stage has a plurality of magnets and an optical scale. The track carries the moving stage and includes a first work area provided with a plurality of Hall sensor modules and a second work area provided with the Hall sensor modules and a read head module. When the moving stage is in the first work area, the Hall sensor module generates a first sensing signal. When the moving stage is in the second work area, the Hall sensor module generates the first sensing signal and the read head module generates a second sensing signal. The control circuit determines the position of the moving stage based on the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal, and generates a driving signal. The driver drives the coil windings according to the driving signal.

A linear motor conveyor system with actuation and method for actuation including: a track; a moving element configured to move on the track, the moving element including: a main body; a sidecar; and an actuation mechanism, the actuation mechanism including: an actuator; and a sidecar linkage connecting the sidecar to the actuator, wherein the main body and sidecar are independently moveable relative to each other and the sidecar linkage is configured such that movement of the sidecar and/or main body relative to each other provides energy to the actuation mechanism. A method of actuation for a linear motor conveyor system, the method including providing a sidecar with a sidecar linkage connecting the sidecar to a main body of a moving element; and independently moving the sidecar and/or the main body relative to each other such that the sidecar linkage provides energy to an actuator provided to the moving element.

A system and method for providing power to a plurality of moving elements in a transport system that include: tracking a position of each of the plurality of moving elements in the transport system; and selectively operating a power system provided to the transport system based on the position of each of the plurality of the moving element such that power is independently transferred to each of the plurality of moving elements. In another embodiment, the system and method include: adapting the plurality of moving elements to receive power from a drive component used to drive the plurality of moving elements along the transport system; and controlling the drive component to provide power to the plurality of moving elements, and, in particular, while the moving elements are moving.

A drive for a belt conveyor system includes a permanently excited synchronous motor having a stator and a rotor, wherein a gap size is formed between the rotor and the stator, and a holding device is provided, which is secured to the stator via a first securing device and to the rotor via a second securing device in order to provide secure assembly of the drive, such that the gap size is maintained, where the first securing device and/or the second securing device are detachably formed, such that an uninterrupted operation of the belt conveyor system is guaranteed.