Bend segment for guiding a plurality of parallel side flexing conveyor chains

Abstract

Title: Bend segment for guiding a plurality of parallel side flexing conveyor chains Abstract A bend segment for guiding a plurality of parallel side flexing conveyor chains, comprising a body extending in a conveying direction, the body presenting at an upper side thereof a conveying surface that includes a plurality of curvedly extending, upward facing conveyor tracks, each for guiding conveyor modules of a top run of a side flexing conveyor chain in the conveying direction, and presenting at a lower side thereof a return surface that includes a corresponding plurality of curvedly extending, downward facing return tracks, each for guiding conveyor modules of a bottom run of the side flexing conveyor chain opposite to the conveying direction, wherein the body further includes a carrier slab that is located between the upper and lower surface, which carrier slab extends in conveying direction along the conveying tracks and transversely to the conveying direction across the conveying tracks, and which carrier slab further includes a plurality of slots for including a stiffening profile, which slots are interspaced in conveying direction and extend transversely to the conveying direction across the conveying tracks.