Conveyor system
US8348049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/0232
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor system for transporting cylindrical objects is disclosed including an endless conveyor arranged in a transport path, a drive for feeding the endless conveyor, guide rails for restricting lateral movement of cylindrical objects transported on the endless conveyor, an elevation transport section adapted to transport the cylindrical objects from a first height to a second height and including the endless conveyor having a base surface extending along the transport path, the endless conveyor including vertical protrusions extending outwardly from the base surface of the endless conveyor and including a front wall with an inclined portion sloping towards the base surface, such that a cylindrical object transported on the elevation transport section can rest on the inclined portion under a contact force directed towards the base surface by gravity.
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