A declined conveyor for conveying articles in a downstream direction, which is parallel to a longitudinal direction, has one or more controlled conveyor sections interposed between gravity conveyors. Each controlled conveyor includes a plurality of driven rollers which are driven by a drive member disposed generally parallel to the longitudinal direction, and is operatively connected to a plurality of the driven rollers through O belts.
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/455,755, filed Mar. 19, 2003, titled Controlled Zone Conveyor, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
