Conveyor chain
US6564933B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2207/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor chain has a number of chain units connected together by connecting pins in an endless fashion. Each of the chain units is composed of a plurality of inverted tooth plates disposed in the width direction of the chain, and a slat disposed on one side of the tooth plates and extending across the width of the chain transversely across the tooth plates for carrying an object to be conveyed. The tooth plates each have a pair of inverted teeth formed on the other side thereof for meshing with sprocket teeth, and a pair of pin-accommodation holes for receiving a pair of connecting pins, respectively. The connecting pins each connect adjacent two chain units such that the tooth plates of one chain unit are interleaved with the tooth plates of the other chain unit.
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