Conveyor belt for dough ball pressing apparatus
US5231919A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G43/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improvement in a dough ball pressing apparatus in which the continuous conveyor belt is provided with metal strips at predetermined spaced locations along each edge of the conveyor belt and a pair of proximity switches are positioned on the apparatus adjacent the edges of the conveyor belt for detecting the metal strips. The proximity switches cause the belt driving mechanism to stop upon detecting a metal strip for precisely locating the belt and controlling the distance of travel in each cycle. The conveyor belt is provided as a flat length with ends that are realeasably connected by a pin for allowing easy installation of the belt without disassembling the belt drive mechanism.
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