Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor section – Endless conveyor
Patent
1998-01-12
1999-11-30
Terrell, William E.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor section
Endless conveyor
198833, B65G 1502, B65G 2316
Patent
active
059926155
ABSTRACT:
A curved conveyor section comprises a flat, horizontally disposed curved belt-supporting bed. Direction reversing members are disposed at each end of the conveyor section. A continuous loop curved conveyor belt has arcuate inner and outer edges with a common substantially vertical center axis, and is mounted on the belt-supporting bed. An article carrying portion of the conveyor section is disposed above the belt-supporting bed, and a return portion is disposed below the belt-supporting bed. A motor driven continuous loop drive chain or belt is oriented in a substantially horizontal plane and has a plurality of driving members disposed along its looped length. A plurality of driven receptors are securely mounted on the curved conveyor belt along its looped path. The driving members drivably engage a consecutive subset of the plurality of co-operating receptors. The driven receptors are a plurality of teeth, each of which is mounted to the curved conveyor belt by means of an elastomeric member. A driving force is imparted to the co-operating receptors by the driving members, thus causing selective movement of the curved conveyor belt along its looped path.
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Deuble Mark
Hewson Donald E.
Terrell William E.
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