Conveying equipment including at least one curved corridor
First Claim
1. A conveying system comprising at least one curved corridor in which a queue of products is conveyed by a continuous conveyor belt, said corridor being delimited by:
- a first fixed wall which is integrally attached to a frame and has a first fixed radius of curvature, anda second wall which is mobile relative to said frame and has a second radius of curvature which varies according to the products, said second mobile wall comprising;
a guide, comprising at least one element, used as a friction surface and extending from an entrance to an exit of said curved corridor, facing said first fixed wall,a structure which supports said guide, said structure comprising several sections integrally attached to movement means, said sections being distributed between said entrance and said exit of said curved corridor and being in abutment and slidably seated in said guide, said guide forming a bridge between said sections of said structure.
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Abstract
The invention is an improvement to a conveying equipment that includes at least one curved corridor in which runs a queue of products moved by an endless mobile belt, said corridor being defined by: a first wall connected to the frame and having a first fixed curvature radius and a second wall mobile relative to said frame and having a second curvature radius that varies based on the products, said second mobile wall including: a guiding profile that may comprise several members, used as a friction surface and extending from an inlet up to an outlet of said curved corridor opposite said first fixed wall; a structure bearing said guiding profile, the structure including several segments connected to moving means, said segments being in abutment and distributed between the inlet and the outlet of the curved corridor and being movably housed in said guiding profile.
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1. A conveying system comprising at least one curved corridor in which a queue of products is conveyed by a continuous conveyor belt, said corridor being delimited by:
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a first fixed wall which is integrally attached to a frame and has a first fixed radius of curvature, and a second wall which is mobile relative to said frame and has a second radius of curvature which varies according to the products, said second mobile wall comprising; a guide, comprising at least one element, used as a friction surface and extending from an entrance to an exit of said curved corridor, facing said first fixed wall, a structure which supports said guide, said structure comprising several sections integrally attached to movement means, said sections being distributed between said entrance and said exit of said curved corridor and being in abutment and slidably seated in said guide, said guide forming a bridge between said sections of said structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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