Tape conveyor system

Details Tape conveyor system Tape conveyor system

1993-06-16

1994-11-08

Gastineau, Cheryl L.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor section

Unit load conveying surface means moved about an endless or...

198834, 186 41, 186 37, B65G 2500

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053618912

ABSTRACT:
A tape conveyor system for moving a carriage along a path having at least one vertical curve and at least one horizontal curve comprises a carriage track, a tape guide, and a carriage. A block on the tape is movably positioned between two elements on the carriage to effect movement of the carriage along the carriage track. The tape guide orients the tape width horizontally during each vertical curve and vertically during each horizontal curve. The carriage track has two opposing channels, and the carriage has wheels in each channel so that the carriage can move along both horizontal and vertical track portions in a stable manner. A container can be mounted to the carriage via a leveling mechanism which cooperates with cam guide surfaces on the carriage track to control the orientation of the container. Two cam followers are mounted on opposite ends of a leveler arm such that one of the cam followers can be actuated by contact with a cam guide surface to effect the rotation of the transport container with respect to the carriage as the carriage negotiates a vertical curve. A tape drive comprises two smooth rolls and a toothed cog wheel positioned between the rolls such that the tape passes around one roll, then the cog wheel and then the other roll, with the passage from the cog wheel to the second roll being substantially immediately to provide a reverse curvature of the tape.

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