Carrier bar having contoured pockets and/or scalloped edges for conveying pellet shaped articles
US5836243A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/1471
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor system for conveying pellet shaped articles includes an endless conveyor made up of a plurality of carrier bars each having a surface defining a plurality of pockets. The pockets of one of the carrier bars may be staggered with respect to the adjacent pockets of an adjacent carrier bar, or the pockets of one carrier bar can be interlaced in overlapping relationship with the pockets of an adjacent carrier bar. In addition, the carrier bars may have adjacent scalloped edges that mate to form a substantially continuous conveying surface.
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