Reciprocating accumulation conveyor
First Claim
1. A reciprocating accumulation conveyor comprising:
- a frame;
an armature longitudinally displaceable on the frame;
a nose bar lever pivotally attached to the armature;
a nose bar roller rotatably attached to ther nose bar lever;
a support roller rotatably supported on the armature;
first and second mobile rollers rotatably supported on the armature and spaced between the first and second mobile rollers and the nose bar roller;
a metal mesh accumulation belt supported by the nose bar roller and the support roller and around the first and second mobile rollers and the idler roller on the frame;
an armature actuator attached to the frame and the armature for advancing and retracting the armature; and
an accumulation belt driver for driving the accumulation belt.
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Abstract
A reciprocating accumulation conveyor temporarily accumulates pressed tortillas delivered periodically from a press and delivers them onto an oven belt in a substantially continuous supply, thereby providing more uniform baking. The reciprocating accumulation conveyor has an accumulation belt which accelerates to match the speed of the press belt in the press, when the press belt moves periodically between pressing cycles, to accumulate the pressed batch of tortillas. The accumulation belt simultaneously extends partially over the prior batch moving onto the oven belt, and drops down behind the lasts row of the prior batch on the oven belt. The accumulation conveyor belt then advances at a delivery speed to transfer the tortillas onto the oven belt.
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6 Claims
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1. A reciprocating accumulation conveyor comprising:
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a frame; an armature longitudinally displaceable on the frame; a nose bar lever pivotally attached to the armature; a nose bar roller rotatably attached to ther nose bar lever; a support roller rotatably supported on the armature; first and second mobile rollers rotatably supported on the armature and spaced between the first and second mobile rollers and the nose bar roller; a metal mesh accumulation belt supported by the nose bar roller and the support roller and around the first and second mobile rollers and the idler roller on the frame; an armature actuator attached to the frame and the armature for advancing and retracting the armature; and an accumulation belt driver for driving the accumulation belt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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