Conveyor apparatus having pivotable load-bearing elements
US5642802A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/962
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor apparatus has a plurality of pivotable load-bearing elements which are disposed one behind the other and travel along an endless track that has at least one unloading station where the load-bearing elements are unloaded by a pivoting action. Two switching elements disposed at the unloading station are switchable individually between an inactive state and an active state for pivoting the load-bearing element. One of the switching elements is divided into first and second switching parts so that a load-bearing element disposed in the region of the unloading station can be operated selectively with one or the other of the switching parts for the purpose of pivoting the load-bearing element for unloading.
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