Article treatment apparatus
US5595282A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An article treatment apparatus including at least one treatment zone, and a conveyor for conveying articles through the treatment zone, with the conveyor having an air-permeable conveyor belt displaceable along a support provided with a plurality of vacuum openings along a longitudinal extent of the support, and formed of at least two conveyor sections abutting each other, with an operational cross-section of vacuum openings beneath a support area for a conveyed article, which is located at least partially in a joint region, defined by the two sections, being larger than an operational cross-section of vacuum openings beneath a support area for the article, which is located in a region of the conveyor section other than the joint region.
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