Conveyor transfer system with floating transfer platform
US8210341B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/66
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor transfer system and a transfer platform for transferring articles from an upstream conveyor to a downstream conveyor across a gap. The transfer platform fits in the gap between two conveyors arranged end to end. At least one of the conveyors includes a conveyor belt that reverses direction around a reversing element at the gap. The transfer platform floats in the gap supported by the conveyor belt or its reversing element without a direct connection to the conveyor frame.
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