Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor frame or casing – Adjustable conveyor frame or casing
Patent
1997-04-25
1999-06-29
Bidwell, James R.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor frame or casing
Adjustable conveyor frame or casing
1988601, 198823, B65G 2106
Patent
active
059155272
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a belt conveyor consisting a long frame, a roughly L-shaped leg mechanism extending downward from the side wall of the frame or the bottom thereof, a roller bracket bearing unit rotatably attached to both the ends of the frame in the lengthwise direction, a roller rotatably mounted at the end of the roller bracket bearing unit, a trough detachably disposed on the upper surface of the frame in the lengthwise direction and/or at the side edge thereof, an annular transfer section extending between the rollers and rotatably moving therebetween, and a drive mechanism for driving the transfer section. This invention permits the use of various kinds of detachable troughs, thus enabling improved washing of the troughs and frame and improving overall sanitation.
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Translation of relevant portion of Japanese PTO Office Action dated Oct. 28, 1997, cites Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Nos. 5-82924 and 59-162516; Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-45056.
Translation of relevant portion of Japanese PTO Office Action dated Sep. 1, 1998, cites Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Nos. 5-82924, 51-70880, 4-88411, 5-82920; Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-155413, 6-219527.
Bidwell James R.
Thames Co., Ltd.
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