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Vehicle modular belt conveyor

US7278533B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 25, 2005
Grant dateOct 9, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 26, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2201/0223
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pair of conveyors having a pair of launch conveyors and at least one pair of drive conveyors is disclosed using modular flat belts. The pair of launch conveyors has zero motion, when a vehicle is driven onto the pair of launch conveyors where the vehicle is placed in park. The pair of launch conveyors is activated to a speed in synchronous with the pair of drive conveyers. The vehicle is moved from the pair of launch conveyors to the pair of drive conveyors and proceeds along the flat modular belts.

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