Conveyor system
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1. A conveyor system comprising:
- an endless conveyor;
a pair of sprockets, said endless conveyor extending around said pair of sprockets provided;
a guide rail assembly comprising at least one guide rail, said assembly having a front portion and an end portion, said pair of sprockets being respectively positioned at said front portion and said end portion of said guide rail assembly;
said endless conveyor having a loading surface for conveyed goods and further comprising;
a plurality of conveyor pieces;
links extending along said guide rail; and
projections engageable with said sprockets;
each of said conveyor pieces having concave and convex faces at front and rear end portions in a running direction of said endless conveyor, each of said conveyor pieces further having opposite lateral end faces, said links being disposed under said conveyor pieces and having position aligning walls adapted to abut on said opposite lateral end faces of said conveyor pieces for attachment to said conveyor pieces, and each of said links having link portions provided at a front and rear in a running direction of said link portions and a projection provided at a bottom for engagement with said sprockets, said conveyor pieces being placed one on another so that said concave and convex faces of each of said conveyor pieces are engageable with said convex and concave faces of adjoining conveyor pieces.
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Abstract
A conveyor system having conveyor pieces connected together, without gaps, and links having projections engageable with sprockets connected in an endless manner to thereby constitute an endless conveyor. The arrangement permits powdery goods or fluid goods to be conveyed without falling or spilling from the link portions of the loading surface of the endless conveyor. A plurality of side protect fins are placed one on another without gaps on the sides of the endless conveyor in its width direction. This allows powdery goods or fluid goods to be conveyed without falling or spilling from the overlapping portions of the side protect fins at the sides of the loading surface.
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26 Claims
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1. A conveyor system comprising:
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an endless conveyor; a pair of sprockets, said endless conveyor extending around said pair of sprockets provided; a guide rail assembly comprising at least one guide rail, said assembly having a front portion and an end portion, said pair of sprockets being respectively positioned at said front portion and said end portion of said guide rail assembly; said endless conveyor having a loading surface for conveyed goods and further comprising; a plurality of conveyor pieces; links extending along said guide rail; and projections engageable with said sprockets; each of said conveyor pieces having concave and convex faces at front and rear end portions in a running direction of said endless conveyor, each of said conveyor pieces further having opposite lateral end faces, said links being disposed under said conveyor pieces and having position aligning walls adapted to abut on said opposite lateral end faces of said conveyor pieces for attachment to said conveyor pieces, and each of said links having link portions provided at a front and rear in a running direction of said link portions and a projection provided at a bottom for engagement with said sprockets, said conveyor pieces being placed one on another so that said concave and convex faces of each of said conveyor pieces are engageable with said convex and concave faces of adjoining conveyor pieces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A conveyor section for use in an endless conveyor system comprised of a plurality of said conveyor sections, said conveyor section comprising:
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a conveyor piece having concave and convex surfaces, at front and rear portions, and laterally opposite end surfaces, with respect to a direction of movement of the conveyor system, said concave and convex surfaces being adapted to be engageable with respective concave and convex surfaces of adjoining conveyor pieces to be adapted to thereby form an endless series of conveyor sections; a plurality of laterally positioned links, each of said links comprising; at least one portion for engagement with a guide rail of the endless conveyor system; a projection for engagement with sprockets of the conveyor system; and a position aligning wall; said conveyor piece being secured upon said plurality of laterally positioned links, and said position aligning wall of each of said laterally positioned links engaging one of said end surfaces of said conveyor piece. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. An endless conveyor system comprising:
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a plurality of conveyor sections connected together, each of said conveyor sections comprising; a conveyor piece having concave and convex surfaces, at front and rear portions, and laterally opposite end surfaces, with respect to a direction of movement of the conveyor system, said concave and convex surfaces being engaged with respective concave and convex surfaces of adjoining conveyor pieces to form an endless series of connected conveyor sections; a plurality of laterally positioned links, each of said links comprising; at least one portion for engagement with a guide rail of the endless conveyor system; a projection for engagement with sprockets of the conveyor system; and a position aligning wall; said conveyor piece being secured upon said plurality of laterally positioned links, and said position aligning wall of each of said laterally positioned links engaging one of said end surfaces of said conveyor piece. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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