Conveyor apparatus having a belt and object guide with a nodular contact surface
US5601180A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2207/48
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor apparatus of the type in which an object is transported on a conveyor belt and in which the conveyor belt slidingly engages a guide member, the guide member having a plurality of nodules extending therefrom so as to form a plurality of channels and define a low friction contact surface for reducing drag between the conveyor belt and the contact surface when the conveyor belt is set in motion. The low friction contact surface of the guide member also is slidingly engagable with the object when the guide member is used as a side rail.
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