CONVEYOR SUPPORT AND PRODUCT CART WITH CONVEYOR SUPPORT
First Claim
1. A conveyor support comprising:
- a swing arm having a first end adapted to be pivotally mounted to a frame for motion between a storage position and a use position;
a mounting bracket assembly carried by the swing arm at a second end thereof and adapted to be coupled to a conveyor housing;
wherein the swing arm is constructed as a parallel linkage having first and second links which form a four-bar parallel linkage to maintain the mounting bracket assembly in a fixed orientation relative to the frame as the swing arm is moved.
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Abstract
A product cart has a frame and one or more tanks forming compartments each having an opening at the upper end for receiving product. The cart includes a conveyor support having a swing arm with a first end pivotally mounted to the frame for motion generally horizontally between storage and use positions, a shift assembly mounted to a second end of the swing arm, and a mounting bracket assembly coupled to the shift assembly. Finally a conveyor is coupled to the mounting bracket assembly. The swing arm is constructed as a parallel linkage having first and second links which form a four-bar parallel linkage with the frame and with the shift assembly to maintain the shift assembly in a fixed orientation relative to the frame as the swing arm is moved. The shift assembly is operable to move the mounting bracket assembly between lowered and raised positions.
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20 Claims
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1. A conveyor support comprising:
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a swing arm having a first end adapted to be pivotally mounted to a frame for motion between a storage position and a use position; a mounting bracket assembly carried by the swing arm at a second end thereof and adapted to be coupled to a conveyor housing; wherein the swing arm is constructed as a parallel linkage having first and second links which form a four-bar parallel linkage to maintain the mounting bracket assembly in a fixed orientation relative to the frame as the swing arm is moved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A product cart comprising:
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a frame; one or more tanks forming a plurality of compartments each having an opening at the upper end thereof for receiving product into the compartments; a conveyor support having a swing arm with a first end pivotally mounted to the frame for motion generally horizontally between a storage position and a use position, a mounting bracket assembly carried at a second end of the swing arm and a conveyor coupled to the mounting bracket assembly; wherein the swing arm is constructed as a parallel linkage having first and second links which forms a four-bar parallel linkage to maintain the mounting bracket assembly in a fixed orientation relative to the frame as the swing arm is moved. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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