Conveyor assembly

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1994-07-29

1995-10-24

Valenza, Joseph E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor section

Endless conveyor

19880315, B65G 1560

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054602629

ABSTRACT:
A conveyor system is set forth that includes a track having a generally linear A conveyor syspg,1generally curved section. The track further includes a guide channel having sidewalls that engage a guide member that is in fixed positional alignment, for example, with a carrier and/or belt. The guide member engages the sidewalls of the guide channel to facilitate guided movement of the carrier and/or belt along the track. The guide member includes a linear portion that is engaged by the track when the guide member is disposed along the linear section of the track while being generally disengaged from the is engaged by the track when the guide member is disposed along the curved section of the track. The guide member further includes a curved section that engages the sidewalls of the guide channel when the guide member is disposed along the curved section of the track. The radius of curvature of the curved portion of the guide member generally coincides with the radius of curvature of the track about a curved portion of the track.

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patent: 3708059 (1973-01-01), Ackermann
patent: 3910404 (1975-10-01), Henrekson
patent: 4927006 (1990-05-01), Dolan

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