CONVEYOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY AND PRODUCT CART WITH CONVEYOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A shift assembly and mounting bracket assembly for a conveyor comprising:
- an attachment bracket to mount the shift assembly to a support and forming a ground link;
a parallel linkage movable having first and second parallel links each coupled at a first end to the attachment bracket; and
a coupler connected to the other end of each of the first and second links whereby the coupler maintains a fixed attitude relative to the attachment bracket as the first and second links are moved; and
a mounting bracket assembly connected to the coupler and adapted to mount a conveyor thereto;
wherein the parallel linkage movable in a generally vertical plane whereby the mounting bracket assembly is movable between a lowered position and a raised position.
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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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11 Claims
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1. A shift assembly and mounting bracket assembly for a conveyor comprising:
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an attachment bracket to mount the shift assembly to a support and forming a ground link; a parallel linkage movable having first and second parallel links each coupled at a first end to the attachment bracket; and a coupler connected to the other end of each of the first and second links whereby the coupler maintains a fixed attitude relative to the attachment bracket as the first and second links are moved; and a mounting bracket assembly connected to the coupler and adapted to mount a conveyor thereto; wherein the parallel linkage movable in a generally vertical plane whereby the mounting bracket assembly is movable between a lowered position and a raised position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. 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 shift assembly mounted to a second end of the swing arm, a mounting bracket assembly coupled to the shift assembly and a conveyor coupled to the mounting bracket assembly; and wherein the shift assembly is operable to move the mounting bracket assembly between lowered and raised positions. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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