Chain conveyor changeable between a stretched configuration and a compact configuration
US8991588B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/841
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Conveyor for transporting articles such as a chain conveyor that can be changed between a stretched configuration and a compact configuration, the chain being formed from a plurality of articulated links. Each link includes a trolley provided with lateral guide mechanism cooperating with a track defining a predetermined trajectory, a support carrying a nozzle for the releasable attachment of an article, the support mounted rotatably with respect to the trolley between a straight position corresponding to the deployed configuration of the chain, and an oblique position, corresponding to the compact position of the chain and in which the support is inclined with respect to the straight position; and an actuator coupled to the support, capable of driving the support in rotation from its straight position to its oblique position, and reciprocally.
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