Adjustable top guide assembly for air driven conveyor

Details Adjustable top guide assembly for air driven conveyor Adjustable top guide assembly for air driven conveyor

2005-01-18

2005-01-18

Ridley, Richard (Department: 3651)

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor frame or casing

Adjustable conveyor frame or casing

C406S086000, C406S088000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06843367

ABSTRACT:
A conveyor for transporting articles includes an upper surface for transporting the articles and a top guide that is resiliently supported relative to the upper surface for preventing the articles from tipping over as they are transported. A plurality of resilient supporting mechanisms, such as gas springs, is provided on each of the opposite sides of the conveyor. A mechanism is provided to selectively move the top guide toward the upper surface of the conveyor against the urging of the gas springs to position the top guide at a predetermined distance relative to the upper surface of the conveyor. The mechanism includes a plurality of flexible cables having first ends that are connected to the top guide and second ends that are connected to a pair of actuating members that are supported on the conveyor for sliding movement. An actuator is provided for selectively effecting movement of the first and second actuating members and, therefore, positioning the top guide at a predetermined distance relative to the upper surface of the conveyor.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3874497 (1975-04-01), Carlson
patent: 4744702 (1988-05-01), Wiseman et al.
patent: 4828434 (1989-05-01), Fairman et al.
patent: 5037245 (1991-08-01), Smith
patent: 5129765 (1992-07-01), Smith et al.
patent: 5161678 (1992-11-01), Garvey
patent: 5186333 (1993-02-01), Pierson et al.
patent: 5222840 (1993-06-01), Ingraham et al.
patent: 5360099 (1994-11-01), Culpepper et al.
patent: 5421678 (1995-06-01), Aidlin et al.
patent: 5466096 (1995-11-01), Hilbish et al.
patent: 5517798 (1996-05-01), Klopfenstein
patent: 5542789 (1996-08-01), Aidlin et al.
patent: 5551555 (1996-09-01), Gladieux et al.
patent: 5570977 (1996-11-01), Simkowski et al.
patent: 5676239 (1997-10-01), Mason
patent: 5682977 (1997-11-01), White
patent: 6227357 (2001-05-01), Brown, Sr.
patent: 6318935 (2001-11-01), Ouellette
patent: 6378695 (2002-04-01), Rinne
patent: 6568882 (2003-05-01), Lanfranchi

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Adjustable top guide assembly for air driven conveyor does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Adjustable top guide assembly for air driven conveyor, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Adjustable top guide assembly for air driven conveyor will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3401514