Attachment unit for conveyor belt module
AssigneesMarel Poultry B.V., Ammeraal Beltech Modular A/S
InventorsHarry Van Der Eerden, Germ Buter, Kenneth Westergaard Andersen
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Abstract
An attachment unit comprising a flight part and an attachment part comprising first and second sets of protrusions wherein each of the protrusions extends away from the flight part in the first transverse direction, and wherein each of the first set of protrusions and the second set of protrusions comprises one or more protrusions, each having one or more protuberances and/or cavities each extending in a longitudinal direction and/or a second transverse direction, and wherein the first set of protrusions is off-set along the second transverse direction.
Claims14
An attachment unit for attachment to an assembled modular conveyor belt, the attachment unit defining:
- a longitudinal direction;
- a first transverse direction being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
- a second transverse direction being perpendicular to each of the longitudinal direction and the first transverse direction;
- the attachment unit comprising:
- a flight part for slowing down or blocking an element, wherein the flight part extends along the longitudinal direction;
- and
- an attachment part comprising:
- a first row of protrusions being parallel to the longitudinal direction,
- wherein the first row of protrusions comprises a plurality of protrusions;
- and
- a second row of protrusions being parallel to the longitudinal direction,
- wherein the second set of protrusions comprises one or more protrusions,
- wherein each of the protrusions extends away from the flight part in the first transverse direction,
- wherein each of the protrusions is a member of a pair of protrusions, the pair of protrusions comprising a protrusion from each of the first row of protrusions and the second row of protrusions,
- wherein the protrusions within said pair of protrusions are separated in the longitudinal direction, and are nearest neighbors in the longitudinal direction,
- wherein each protrusion within the pair of protrusions comprises a protuberance extending in the longitudinal direction toward the other protuberance within the pair of protrusions, wherein each protuberance is configured to engage with a recess of the modular conveyor belt, and
- wherein the first row of protrusions is off-set along the second transverse direction such that there is a gap between the first row of protrusions and the second row of protrusions, wherein said gap extends in the second transverse direction.
A conveyor belt module system comprising a kit of parts, comprising:
- an attachment unit comprising:
- a flight part for slowing down or blocking an element, wherein the flight part extends along a longitudinal direction;
- and
- an attachment part comprising:
- a first row of protrusions being parallel to the longitudinal direction, wherein the first row of protrusions comprises a plurality of protrusions;
- and
- a second row of protrusions being parallel to the longitudinal direction, wherein the second row of protrusions comprises one or more protrusions,
- wherein each of the protrusions extends away from the flight part in a first transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction,
- wherein each of the protrusions is a member of a pair of protrusions, the pair of protrusions comprising a protrusion from each of the first row of protrusions and the second row of protrusions,
- wherein the protrusions within said pair of protrusions are separated in the longitudinal direction, and are nearest neighbors in the longitudinal direction,
- wherein each protrusion within the pair of protrusions comprises a protuberance extending in the longitudinal direction toward the other protuberance within the pair of protrusions, wherein each protuberance is configured to engage with a recess of a modular conveyor belt of a conveyor belt module, and
- wherein the first row of protrusions is off-set along a second transverse direction such that there is a gap between the first row of protrusions and the second row of protrusions, wherein said gap extends in the second transverse direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.