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Conveyor with bridge roller assembly

US5957265A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 1997
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G47/66
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A conveyor includes an assembly for bridging the gap at the end of a conveyor section. It includes an idler roller at the end of the conveyor section. The idler roller is seated in upwardly open slots and can lift completely out of the conveyor frame if an article becomes entrapped between the idler roller and the conveyor belt, in order to release the article.

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