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Vacuum belt conveyor

US7722027B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2007
Grant dateMay 25, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G59/04
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a vacuum belt conveyor for transferring veneer sheets under a vacuum effect. The conveyor consists of a vacuum box under a vacuum effect, having at least one perforation extending lane-like in the direction of conveyance of the conveyor. Conveying belts are running on both sides of the perforation. The belts are brought into contact with a veneer sheet to be transferred, whereby the veneer sheet and the belts line an underpessurized space, and the sheet is retained in contact with the belts. A lug movable in the direction of the vacuum lane is arranged at the perforation for keeping any jamming debris away.

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