Conveyor device for containers such as preforms
US7866458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G51/035
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A linear, horizontal conveyor device for containers which are equipped with a collar at the base of the neck thereof. The invention includes two conveyors including endless links, which are each equipped with two parallel, mobile lines which face one another and which are driven in the same direction and at the same speed. The aforementioned lines are separated from one another by a distance that is greater than the diameter of the body of the containers and less than the diameter of the collars thereof. At least one conveyor includes a short segment that can be moved transversely outwards, such that the space between the two facing lines becomes greater than the diameter of the collar and the container falls.
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