Conveyor chain link, conveyor chain and conveyor system comprising conveyor chain
US9290327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G17/44
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor chain link, comprising an upper body having a carrying surface, and a lower body having a front end and a rear end, where the upper body and the lower body are separate parts, where the upper body is provided with a longitudinal slot adapted to cooperate with a protruding tongue on the front end of the lower body, with at least one forward bearing surface arranged perpendicular to the center line of the chain link and adapted to bear on at least one first bearing surface of the lower body, with two sideway bearing surfaces adapted to bear on two second bearing surfaces of the lower body, and at least one locking means adapted to lock the upper body to the lower body fixedly and irremovably. The advantage of the chain link is that a chain link with different properties for the lower body and the upper body is provided for, where the upper and lower bodies are fixedly locked to each other.
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