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US 10,421,612 B1Granted
Slat for a conveyor
AssigneeTransnormsystem, Inc.
InventorsJohn Langsdorf, Harlen Hoang, Michael Hake, Rick Lee
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Abstract
A slat for a conveyor where the conveyor has one or more curves. The slat has landing gears carrying wheels set apart from the slat, and the wheels are capable of engaging a surface distinctive from the landing gears.
Claims20
A conveyor comprising:
- a) a support for slats;
- said support comprising first and second tracks separate from each other;
- b) said slats comprising article carrying sides and opposed sides;
- said opposed sides comprising a first landing gear and wheel combination depending from said opposed sides and a second landing gear and wheel combination depending from said opposed sides;
- said first wheel and said second wheel, having axes of rotation parallel to said opposed sides, engaging said first and second tracks corresponding to an article transportation path of said conveyor;
- c) a chain link of a plurality of chain links connected to each opposed side;
- d) a first roller bearing, having an axis of rotation perpendicular to said opposed sides, connected to some of said plurality of chain links and contacting a first wall corresponding to said article transportation path of said conveyor, wherein said first wheel, said second wheel and said first roller bearing share a common horizontal alignment;
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- e) a drive for driving said chain links about said conveyor.
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An endless carrier for a conveyor utilizing slats;
- said slats comprising:
- article carrying sides and opposed sides;
- said opposed sides comprising a chain link, a first landing gear and wheel combination depending from said opposed sides and a second landing gear and wheel combination depending from said opposed sides;
- said wheels, having axes of rotation parallel to said opposed sides, adapted to engage first and second tracks of said conveyor;
- one or more of said chain links comprising a first roller bearing, having an axis of rotation perpendicular to said opposed sides, adapted to contact a first wall of said conveyor, wherein said tracks and said first wall correspond to an article transportation path of said conveyor and said first wheel, said second wheel and said first roller bearing share a common horizontal alignment.
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A slat for a conveyor;
- said slat comprising:
- an article carrying side and an opposed side;
- said opposed side comprising:
- a chain link comprising a first roller bearing including an axis of rotation perpendicular to said opposed side and first and second landing gear and wheel combinations depending from said opposed side, wherein said landing gears' wheels include axes of rotation parallel said opposed side and said first roller bearing and said landing gears' wheels share a common horizontal alignment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.