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Device for inward and/or outward transfer of material to be conveyed

US6685010B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 2002
Grant dateFeb 3, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G47/52
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for inward and outward transfer of material comprises a conveyor section with a continuous belt for receiving the material at an angle, and an airlock section and a guide section for guiding the continuous belt. The airlock section has a rectangular end area and an acute-angle end area. There is a drive having a driving drum and a back-up roller. The drive is arranged in proximity to the rectangular end area of the airlock section and the back-up roller is displaceable in a direction of the driving drum.

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