Drive unit of conveyor
US5348131A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B23/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A drive unit of a conveyer having a frame structure extending from one place to another place, a step chain mounting thereon a plurality of step treads and arranged inside the frame structure and a step chain sprocket for driving the step chain, which drive unit comprises a reduction gear and a motor for driving and controlling the step chain sprocket through the reduction gear, and is characterized in that the whole upper side of the reduction gear is of an opening covered with a base plate, and that the base plate is formed by unifying a top cover for the opening of the reduction gear and a motor base through reinforcing ribs disposed therebetween so as to be parallel to each other, the motor being mounted on the base plate so as to be horizontally movable in a direction perpendicular to an output shaft of the motor.
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