Deformable-wheel conveyor exerting a progressive pinching force
US7987967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1916
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor device for conveying flat objects on edge, which device comprises at least two wheels having elastically deformable treads and disposed facing each other so as to move a flat object on edge by pinching and friction. The two wheels are arranged in such a manner as to exert a pinching force on the flat object on edge that varies progressively as the flat object is driven forwards.
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