Transport apparatus for conveying shoe sole

A transport apparatus adapted to convey a shoe sole along a conveying direction, said transport apparatus comprising:

• a rail unit that is divided into a process region and a bridge region along the conveying direction;
• a delivery device that is movably mounted to said rail unit and that is movable in said process region and said bridge region, said delivery device including a conveyor belt that is adapted to carry the shoe sole and to move the shoe sole on said rail unit;
• and
• a transfer device that is connected to said rail unit and located adjacent to said bridge region of said rail unit, and said transfer device includes:
• a base shell,
• a transfer roller assembly rotatably mounted to said base shell,
• an actuating device operable to drive rotation of said transfer roller assembly, and
• a transfer belt surrounding said transfer roller assembly, being drivable by said transfer roller assembly, and being adapted to carry the shoe sole,
• wherein when said delivery device is in said bridge region, said conveyor belt of said delivery device is adjacent to said transfer belt of said transfer device, and is operable to convey the shoe sole onto said transfer belt, and
• said transfer device further includes two guiding plates that extend along the conveying direction, that are mounted to said base shell, that are respectively located at opposite sides of said transfer belt, and that are adapted for guiding the shoe sole to be conveyed therebetween along the conveying direction.

A transport apparatus adapted to convey a shoe sole along a conveying direction, said transport apparatus comprising:

• a rail unit that is divided into a process region and a bridge region along the conveying direction;
• a delivery device that is movably mounted to said rail unit and that is movable in said process region and said bridge region, said delivery device including a conveyor belt that is adapted to carry the shoe sole and to move the shoe sole on said rail unit;
• and
• a transfer device that is connected to said rail unit and located adjacent to said bridge region of said rail unit, and said transfer device includes:
• a base shell,
• a transfer roller assembly rotatably mounted to said base shell,
• an actuating device operable to drive rotation of said transfer roller assembly, and
• a transfer belt surrounding said transfer roller assembly, being drivable by said transfer roller assembly, and being adapted to carry the shoe sole,
• wherein when said delivery device is in said bridge region, said conveyor belt of said delivery device is adjacent to said transfer belt of said transfer device, and is operable to convey the shoe sole onto said transfer belt;
• said transfer roller assembly includes:
• two transfer rollers, and
• an actuating roller that is rotatably mounted to said base shell and that is located below said transfer rollers;
• said transfer belt surrounds said transfer rollers and said actuating roller;
• and
• said transfer device further includes an actuating gear set that is connected between said actuating device and said actuating roller of said transfer roller assembly such that said transfer belt is drivable by said actuating device through said actuating gear set and said actuating roller.