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US 10,239,697 B2Granted
Flexible element for a conveyor system
OwnerAswini Lakhotia, Murugesh G. Chittaragiinventors
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Abstract
A flexible element for conveying goods in a conveyor system is provided. The flexible element includes a base configured to form a top surface, a bottom surface and an intermediate surface; a conveying means detachably mounted on the top surface and; a toothed projection detachably mounted on the bottom surface; and at least one pair of wheels mounted on the intermediate surface. A conveyor system for conveying the flexible element is also provided.
Claims7
A conveyor system, comprising:
- a channel formed with a pair of guide rails mounted perpendicular to a horizontal surface;
- a flexible element mounted on the channel, the flexible element including a pair of wheels mounted on an intermediate portion of the flexible element, wherein the pair of wheels are configured to complimentarily match the profile of the guide rails and are configured for frictionless motion along the guide rails;
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- a driving element mounted on the channel for initiating motion of the flexible element along a path defined by the channel, wherein the path accommodates motion in three dimensions through at least one section defined by a helical structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.