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Conveyor and conveyor system for conveying circuit boards having different widths

  • US 5,921,377 A
  • Filed: 05/20/1997
  • Issued: 07/13/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A conveyor system for conveying circuit boards having different widths, said conveyor system comprising:

  • a conveyor having;

    a continuous flexible member;

    a plurality of board supports coupled to said continuous flexible member and movable along a length of said conveyor, said board supports having one or more abutment members for abutting a board;

    one or more complementary abutment members, associated with said conveyor, for coacting with at least some of said abutment members,wherein said board supports are adjustable to vary a distance between said abutment members and said complementary abutment members to thereby support a circuit board in a horizontal plane during said conveying thereof along said length of said conveyor,further wherein said board supports coact with a resetting actuator associated with said conveyor for resetting said board supports to a state suitable for said setting by said setting actuator after said conveying anda preceding conveyor for transferring the circuit boards to said conveyor, wherein said preceding conveyor is associated with a setting actuator for setting said distance in accordance with the different widths prior to start of said conveying.

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