Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor section – Endless conveyor
Patent
1996-07-03
1999-01-12
Bidwell, James R.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor section
Endless conveyor
198841, 198816, B65G 1516
Patent
active
058575600
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a conveyor
The present invention also relates to a method and a device for production of a conveyor in accordance with the preamble of appended claims.
The object of the present invention is to provide a conveyor by means of which an even and regular movement of the carrier elements is provided with low friction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, these and other objects have been realized by the invention of a guiding device for a conveyor chain for the transport of objects adapted to be carried by load-carriers which are connected or connectable to said conveyor chain, wherein said conveyor chain is formed by a plurality of carrier elements arranged in a row and connection means adapted to connect said carrier elements to each other so that said chain may be deflected simultaneously both vertically and laterally, said guiding device comprising a channel including grooves in which said conveyor chain is intended to run and an inwardly facing sliding surface for guiding said conveyor chain, said inwardly facing sliding surface adapted to the cross-sectional shape of said carrier elements, said guiding device further including a profile beam enclosing said channel, said profile beam including a longitudinal slot opening outwardly whereby said load-carriers connected to said conveyor chain are carried thereby, said inwardly facing sliding surface comprising a plurality of slide elements including strip protrusions extending into said grooves in said channel.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a conveyor is provided comprising a guiding device and a conveyor chain for the transport of objects along a path, wherein the objects are adapted to be carried by load-carriers which are connected or connectable to the conveyor chain, the conveyor chain forming a closed, endless loop which is operated by means of a driving device, the conveyor chain comprising a plurality of carrier elements arranged in a row and connection means in the form of a pulling element connecting the plurality of carrier elements to each other so that the chain can be deflected simultaneously both vertically and laterally, the guiding device comprising a channel in which the conveyor chain is intended to run and an inwardly facing sliding surface for guiding the conveyor chain, the inwardly facing sliding surface adapted to the outer circumference of the carrier elements, the guiding device further including a profile beam enclosing the channel, the profile beam including a longitudinal slot opening outwardly whereby the load-carriers connected to the conveyor chain are carried thereby, the pulling element including a plurality of fastening elements for the carrier elements arranged at predetermined intervals thereon, the fastening elements comprising variations in the cross-section of the pulling element, and the carrier elements having an inner surface which corresponds to the cross-section of the pulling element, whereby the carrier elements are closely fastened to the pulling element along the length thereof.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention a conveyor is provided comprising a guiding device and a conveyor chain for the transport of objects along a path, wherein the objects are adapted to be carried by load-carriers which are connected to or connectable with the conveyor chain, the conveyor chain forming a closed, endless loop which is operated by means of a driving device, the conveyor chain comprising a plurality of carrier elements arranged in a row and connection means in the form of a pulling element connecting the plurality of carrier elements to each other so that the chain can simultaneously be deflected both vertically and laterally, the guiding device comprising a channel in which the conveyor chain is intended to run and an inwardly facing sliding surface for guiding the conveyor chain, the inwardly facing sliding surface adapted to the outer circumference of the carrier elements
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