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Transverse-roller belts and modules

US7540368B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 2007
Grant dateJun 2, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G17/40
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A modular roller-top conveyor belt with a dense array of rollers freely rotatable toward the sides of the belt. The rollers are arranged in offset lines and columns in a checkerboard pattern on the top side of the belt. The rollers rotate on axes parallel to the direction of belt travel. The rollers extend in the direction of belt travel over the hinge axes formed between adjacent rows of belt modules.

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