Method and apparatus for repairing conveyor chain
US9950396B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49723
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for repairing overhead conveyor chain by removing a section of track, locating a mobile repair station under the exposed track, and effecting the needed repair on the chain by cycling the intact chain past the mobile repair station and repairing it as it passes. Repair embodiments include re-swaging and repair, replacement or rotation of chain links.
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