Conveying system for longitudinally transporting elongate items
AssigneeSpringer Maschinenfabrik GmbH
InventorsFlorian Knapp, Julian Pötscher
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Abstract
A conveying system for longitudinally transporting elongate items, including a circulating traction belt and a supporting structure for the circulating traction belt, wherein a plurality of supports are connected by means of at least one traction element to form the circulating traction belt, wherein each of the supports comprises an indentation for supporting the elongate item. Each of the supports is fastened at at least two spaced-apart fastening points to the at least one traction element and the circulating traction belt is mounted, at least in a conveying region of the conveying system, by rollers so as to be movable with respect to the supporting structure.
Claims15
A conveying system for longitudinally transporting elongated items, comprising:
- a revolving traction belt comprising at least one traction element and having an upper side;
- and
- a supporting structure for the revolving traction belt;
- wherein multiple supports are connected to the revolving traction belt by the at least one traction element;
- wherein each of the supports has a recess for placing the elongated items on;
- wherein each of the supports is fastened to the at least one traction element in at least two spaced-apart fastening points on the upper side of the belt;
- wherein each of the supports comprises a support unit for the elongated items;
- wherein the support unit has the recess for the elongated items;
- wherein the revolving traction belt is supported by rollers to enable movement relative to the supporting structure at least in a conveying region of the conveying system;
- wherein the at least one traction element is composed of segments, the segments being detachably coupled to one another by a connector;
- wherein each of the supports comprises a base body;
- and
- wherein each support unit is fastened to the base body of each support.
A conveying system for longitudinally transporting elongated items, comprising:
- a revolving traction belt comprising at least one traction element;
- and
- a supporting structure for the revolving traction belt;
- wherein multiple supports are connected to the revolving traction belt by the at least one traction element;
- wherein each of the supports has a recess for placing the elongated items on;
- wherein each of the supports is fastened to the at least one traction element in at least two spaced-apart fastening points;
- wherein each of the supports comprises a support unit for the elongated items;
- wherein the support unit has the recess for the elongated items;
- wherein the revolving traction belt is supported by rollers to enable movement relative to the supporting structure at least in a conveying region of the conveying system;
- wherein the at least one traction element is composed of segments, the segments being detachably coupled to one another by a connector;
- wherein each of the supports comprises a base body;
- wherein each support unit is fastened to the base body of each support;
- and
- wherein:
- the conveying system comprises a return region positioned opposite and spaced apart from the conveying region;
- and
- the conveying system comprises a debris guide for diverting debris from the conveying region into the return region.
A sorting system, comprising:
- at least one conveying system for longitudinally transporting elongated items, the at least one conveying system including:
- a revolving traction belt;
- and
- a supporting structure for the revolving traction belt;
- wherein multiple supports are connected to the revolving traction belt by at least one traction element;
- wherein each of the supports has a recess for placing the elongated items on;
- wherein each of the supports is fastened to the at least one traction element in at least two spaced-apart fastening points;
- wherein each of the supports comprises a support unit for the elongated items;
- wherein the support unit has the recess for the elongated items;
- wherein the revolving traction belt is supported by rollers to enable movement relative to the supporting structure at least in a conveying region of the conveying system;
- wherein the at least one traction element is composed of segments, the segments being detachably coupled to one another by a connector;
- wherein each of the supports comprises a base body;
- and
- wherein each support unit is fastened to the base body of each support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.