Conveying system
US4899666A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G35/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Conveying system with one or more driving members, conveying chains in operative connection therewith and mechanism arranged on said chains and receiving the conveying loads, the conveying chains being guided in chain channels, one or more tracks connecting satellites with one or more central stations. A track comprises a driving station with an associated track and a conveying chain (drag chain) without a return strand running parallel to the track and on whose one end is arranged a conveyed product-receiving mechanism whilst the other end is freely movable. The track connects the driving station (satellite) with a central station or another driving station (satellite).
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