Extendable conveyors with modular front ends
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1. An extendable conveyor for conveying articles, said conveyor comprising:
- a base unit;
a mechanically extendable section supported in a cantilevered manner and selectively positionable relative to the base unit; and
a conveying surface to convey articles, the conveying surface extending at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section, wherein the mechanically extendable section is an outmost mechanically extendable section including a modular front end portion that is selectively configurable to incorporate at least one of a loading set or an unloading set, wherein the conveying surface is to be spaced apart from the end of the outmost mechanically extendable section in a loading configuration of the modular front end portion and to extend to the end of the outmost mechanically extendable section in an unloading configuration of the modular front end portion.
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Abstract
An extendable conveyor disclosed herein includes a base unit and a mechanically extendable section, which is adjustably positionable between a nested position within the base unit and an extended position telescoped forwardly from the base unit. The conveyor includes a conveying surface for conveying articles extending at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section. The mechanically extendable section is an outmost mechanically extendable section and the outmost mechanically extendable section has a modular front end portion which can carry a loading set and an unloading set.
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18 Claims
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1. An extendable conveyor for conveying articles, said conveyor comprising:
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a base unit; a mechanically extendable section supported in a cantilevered manner and selectively positionable relative to the base unit; and a conveying surface to convey articles, the conveying surface extending at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section, wherein the mechanically extendable section is an outmost mechanically extendable section including a modular front end portion that is selectively configurable to incorporate at least one of a loading set or an unloading set, wherein the conveying surface is to be spaced apart from the end of the outmost mechanically extendable section in a loading configuration of the modular front end portion and to extend to the end of the outmost mechanically extendable section in an unloading configuration of the modular front end portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An extendable conveyor for conveying articles, said conveyor comprising:
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a base unit; a mechanically extendable section supported in a cantilevered manner and selectively positionable relative to the base unit; and a conveying surface to convey articles, the conveying surface extending at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section, wherein the mechanically extendable section is an outmost mechanically extendable section including a modular front end portion that is selectively configurable to incorporate at least one of a loading set or an unloading set, wherein the modular front end portion is to carry a side part including an input to control the extendable conveyor. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An extendable conveyor for conveying articles, said conveyor comprising:
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a base unit; a mechanically extendable section supported in a cantilevered manner and selectively positionable relative to the base unit; and a conveying surface to convey articles, the conveying surface extending at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section, wherein the mechanically extendable section is an outmost mechanically extendable section including a modular front end portion that is selectively configurable to incorporate at least one of a loading set or an unloading set, wherein the conveying surface includes a belt, the belt is guided over a reversing roller located in the modular front end portion, and the modular front end portion is to carry the reversing roller in a loading position and in an unloading position.
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10. An extendable belt conveyor for conveying articles, the conveyor comprising:
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a base unit; a mechanically extendable section supported in a cantilevered manner and selectively positionable relative to the base unit; and a conveying surface including a belt to convey articles extending at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section; wherein one of the mechanically extendable section is an outmost mechanically extendable section including a modular front end portion, the belt is guided over a reversing roller located in the modular front end portion, and the modular front end portion is to selectively carry the reversing roller in at least one of a loading position or an unloading position, the reversing roller being located closer to the outmost end of the outmost mechanically extendable section in the unloading position than in the loading position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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