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Conveyor having a conveyor belt with flights, including segmented flights for gapless end transfer

A conveying device, conveyor belt technology, used in transportation and packaging, packaging, conveyors, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2007-12-26
LAITRAM LLC
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But passing items onto and off conveyors with slats creates problems

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[0021] A delivery device embodying features of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1 . The conveyor 10 comprises a conveyor belt 12 in the form of a belt loop wound around a pair of sprocket sets 14, 15 or rollers defining opposite ends 16, 16, 17. The conveyor belt is supported in a frame 18 (shown only partially to avoid confusion) on top of a carryway pan 20 or wearstrip. Connected to a drive shaft 24 on which the drive sprocket set 15 is mounted, the motor 22 drives the belt in a direction 26 of belt travel. (With reversing of the motor or transmission, the belt can be driven in both directions). Motorized pulleys can be used in place of motorized drive shafts and drive sprockets, for example where space saving is critical. The other sprocket set 14 is mounted on an idle shaft 28 . Both the driven shaft and the drive shaft are supported at opposite ends in bearing housings 30 mounted on the conveyor frame.

[0022] Belt 12 is preferably a modular plastic belt such ...

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Abstract

A conveyor having a flighted belt and providing a gapless end-off or end-on transfer of articles. The conveyor belt includes segmented flights at spaced intervals along its length. Each segmented flight includes slots dividing the flight into laterally spaced segments, or dogs. A transfer platform allows for a smooth transfer of articles onto or off the end of the belt. Fingers on the transfer platform separated by gaps extend to distal finger tips that are positioned close to the conveying surface of the belt at an end of the conveyor. The transfer platform is laterally aligned with the gaps positioned to coincide with the flight segments to permit them to pass cleanly through as the belt articulates about a sprocket set at the end of a carryway. Optional article-advancing rollers in the conveyor belt between consecutive flights propel articles forward along the belt to a forward flight.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to a motorized conveyor, and more particularly to a conveyor belt having flights, and to conveying items onto or off a modular conveyor belt at the end of the conveyor . Background technique [0002] In many conveyor applications, it is necessary to separate the items being conveyed into individual groups on top of the conveyor belt. Flights are used to divide the belt into bins, the flights extending upwardly from the conveying surface of the belt and across its width at pitch distances. A conveyed article or group of conveyed articles in one receptacle is separated from another article or group of articles in an adjacent receptacle by the interposed strips. In other applications, flights are used to convey items along inclined paths. The flights prevent gravity from causing items to slide or roll all the way down the conveying surface of the belt. However, passing items onto and off conveyors with slats cre...

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IPC IPC(8): B65G17/24B65G17/32B65G47/66
CPCB65G2201/02B65G17/32B65G17/24B65G47/66B65G2207/30
Inventor M·科斯坦佐E·M·普雷斯勒
Owner LAITRAM LLC
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