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Delivery device

US4690396A · kind A · utility

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5References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 14, 1986
Grant dateSep 1, 1987
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H29/40
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A delivery device comprising at least one conveyor belt defining a conveying plane arranged under a fan wheel to receive products from the fan wheel more especially in the form of an overlapping stream. The device has at least one elongated and raised member that is aligned with the direction of delivery and which slopes downwards from a higher level than the conveying plane on the conveying belt in the direction of delivery and at its front end has an edge that adjoins the conveying plane on the conveying belt side.

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