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Limited torque conveyor construction

US3961700A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 9, 1973
Grant dateJun 8, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 9, 1993

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G13/08
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

I disclose a conveyor construction comprising a support, a plurality of conveyor rollers rotatably mounted on said support and defining a pass line for articles conveyed by said conveyor construction, a drive member for each of selected ones of said rollers, a common drive shaft rotatably mounted adjacent said drive members, a magnetic coupling connecting each of said drive members with one of said drive shaft and the associated roller, and a flexible drive belt coupling each of said drive members to the other of said drive shaft and said associated roller.

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