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Slat conveyor having conveying slats and lifting slats

US7083041B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 18, 2006
Grant dateAug 1, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G25/065
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inflatable bladder (50) is positioned between the top (24) of a lower slat (22) and the top (36) of an upper slat (20). An air supply/exhaust conduit (52) extends upwardly from a transverse manifold (76) to the inflatable bladders (50). Flanges (32, 34) on the lower slat (22) contact flanges (42, 44) on the upper slat (20) to stop upward movement of the upper slat (20).

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