Conveyor system
US7090071B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2207/36
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor system including a suppressing device which moves to a position below a driving sprocket to suppress hanging down of a chain moving in a direction opposite a conveying direction. The suppressing device includes: a pair of supporting plates respectively formed by a flat part and a curved part, and arranged to freely move vertically with a fixed point with a return-side guide as its supporting point; a pair of guiding rollers respectively provided at a diagonally lower position of the driving sprocket at a downstream end of the conveying direction to sandwich the curved part with a pair of right and left slat rollers turned downward from the sprocket; and a position adjusting member for suppressing the rotation of the guiding roller involved in the diagonally downward movement of the curved part which is caused by the slat roller, and adjusting the downward movement of the supporting plate.
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