US 12,116,209 B2
Conveyor roller integrated divert mechanism
Abhishek Kolay, Howrah (IN); Ravi Kumar Avupati, Hyderabad (IN); and Saravanan Sadasivan, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC, Mason, OH (US)
Filed by Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC, Mason, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/812,544.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017927 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B65G 13/06 (2006.01); B65G 43/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/52 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 13/06 (2013.01) [B65G 43/00 (2013.01); B65G 47/52 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0266 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A conveyor roller comprising:
a housing forming an at least partially hollow cylindrical tube, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of radial gaps;
a divert assembly at least partially disposed within the housing and operable to divert an item, wherein the divert assembly comprises a retractable divert mechanism forming a divert surface configured to controllably protrude from the housing through at least one of the plurality of radial gaps.