Conveyors: fluid current – Having means for maintaining load in suspension along flow path
Patent
1997-01-31
1998-09-22
Pike, Andrew C.
Conveyors: fluid current
Having means for maintaining load in suspension along flow path
406 88, 406182, B65G 5102
Patent
active
058105166
ABSTRACT:
A conveyor system for conveying an article has an upper portion and a lower portion below the upper portion. The conveyor system comprises a guide mechanism configured for engaging the upper portion of the article in a manner so that the article is suspended from the guide mechanism. The guide mechanism is further configured for guiding the article in its suspended orientation along a conveyor pathway defined by the guide mechanism, the conveyor pathway having a lateral curve. The conveyor system further includes at least one air nozzle for connection to a source of pressurized air. The air nozzle is oriented for directing a stream of air in a direction generally adjacent the lateral curve and in a manner such that the stream of air blows against the lower portion of the article when the article is moving along the lateral curve of the conveyor pathway to counter inertial forces which tend to cause the article to deviate from the conveyor pathway.
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Ouellette Machinery Systems, Inc.
Pike Andrew C.
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