Conveyor system
US5813518A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G37/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor system in which the lateral distance between the parallel conveyor belts can be easily adjusted includes two parallel guide-rails for guiding the two endless parallel belts riding in the guide-rails. One guide rail is mounted to a plurality of fixed supports, while the other guide rail is mounted to a plurality of laterally mobile supports. Each of the mobile supports include a pinion gear rotatably mounted thereto, where each pinion gear is engaged with a laterally fixed rack mounted on a standing assembly. The pinion gears are also coupled together such that they rotate in unison, thereby guaranteeing that each of the mobile support columns translate laterally in unison.
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