Conveyor chute comprising a width adjusting mechanism

US10227179B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Michele Vitalini · Nuremberg, DE
• Juergen Braun · Stockach, DE
• Christoph Hofmann · Waldkirch, DE
• Oliver Schitthelm · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 12, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 12, 2019
• Expiry date: May 12, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G2201/0238
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A conveyor chute is suitable for use as a store for goods, such as packages and pieces of luggage. The conveyor chute has at least one sliding section with an inclined sliding surface with a direction of fall along the sliding surface as well as a sliding width. The sliding section has a width adjusting mechanism which allows the goods to be distributed across at least part of the sliding width and which thus allows the conveyor chute to be used in an improved manner for storing the goods.