Hump back conveyor
US4542821A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1983 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An endless conveyor particularly suited for use in food processing includes a plurality of conveyor flights flexibly connected at their sides by endless chains. Each flight has a longitudinally curved supporting portion upon which a supported product may be blanched, dried, or otherwise treated. The conveyor is supported at its ends by sprockets cooperable with the chains. The radius of curvature of the supporting portion approximates the pitch of the sprockets such that the conveyor flights, as they travel radially about the axis of rotation of the sprockets, form a continuous cylinder-like surface.
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