Conveyor apparatus having a twice-twisted belt and a floating-tension pulley
US7441770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1916
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor apparatus including a main conveyor by which mail items are routed by being nipped between a transport belt and a main belt, and a secondary conveyor towards which the mail items are routed, after switching, along a secondary belt. The main and secondary belts performing the main conveying and the secondary conveying functions are constituted by a single, common belt that is twisted twice. The twice-twisted belt is engaged over a tensioner pulley that is a floating pulley.
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