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Conveyor belt having rotating drive shaft

US7827818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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37References

14Claims

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Assignee

Linde GmbH · DE

Inventors

Stephen A. McCormick · Warrington, US
Scott Boyles · Telford, US
Ulf Jagaeus · Viken, SE
Derrick Norvill · Woodhall Spa, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2008
Grant date	Nov 9, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 30, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S198/952
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for processing products by chilling or freezing includes a conveyor for conveying the products along a plane of travel; lifting means disposed for intermittent contact with the conveyor during processing; cam means rotatable for contacting and displacing the lifting means to contact and displace the conveyor from the plane of travel, thereby displacing the products on the conveyor to prevent the products from adhering to the conveyor and other of the products; and drive means operatively associated with the cam means to impart rotational movement to the cam means for intermittently contacting and displacing the lifting means.

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