Transport intallation
US4732267A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G39/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transport installation comprises a conveyor belt extending along a curved track in a substantially horizontal plane for transporting goods in a conveying direction, separate conveyor belt support stations for the upper and the lower strand of the conveyor belt, the separate conveyor belt support stations being spaced along the curved track and each of said stations having at least one conveyor belt strand support roller rotatable about an axis extending transversely to the conveying direction, and each conveyor belt support station being independently freely pivotal in a pivoting path in response to forces applied to the conveyor belt strands about an axis extending above the conveyor track and substantially parallel to the conveying direction, the pivoting path extending transversely to the conveying direction and rising towards the center point of the curvature of the track.
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