Conveyor with a gentle retractable stop
US8701867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2205/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor having a retractable stop providing a nonsliding contact surface to the leading faces of conveyed articles to prevent damage to the faces of the articles. One version of such a stop has a contact surface defined by the peripheries of rollers that rotate on the accumulated articles as the stop moves from a blocking position accumulating articles on the conveyor to a retracted position releasing accumulated articles to advance downstream along the conveyor.
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