Platform-top radius belt and modules
US6644466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G17/086
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A platform-top modular radius belt capable of conveying articles along a conveying path that includes straight and curved segments. The belt is constructed of a series of rows of belt modules hingedly interconnected by hinge pins received in aligned apertures formed in interleaved hinge elements of adjacent belt rows. A product support platform is attached to intermediate belt module structure to form a generally continuous article-conveying surface. An overhang forms an extension of the conveying surface and extends over hinge elements along one end of the row to form a gap between the overhang and the hinge elements. An edge portion of the product support platform extends from and is recessed below the level of the conveying surface. The recessed edge of a belt row is received in the gap of an adjacent row below the overlying overhang without interference to allow the inside edge of the modular platform-top belt to collapse at the inside of a turn.
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