Conveyor system having a device for steering horizontally conveyed materials
AssigneeFerag AG
InventorRoberto Fenile
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Abstract
A drivable roller having a cylindrical surface for use in a conveyor system for steering conveyed materials conveyed horizontally across the roller, and an arrangement including such a roller. The roller can be connected to a vacuum device and has at least one vacuum opening for generating a vacuum in the region of the cylindrical surface and which opens into the cylindrical surface of the roller.
Claims21
An arrangement for use in a conveyor system for steering conveyed materials conveyed horizontally across the arrangement and comprising at least one drivable roller and a drive for driving the at least one drivable roller, wherein the at least one drivable roller defining an axis of rotation and having a cylindrical surface, said at least one drivable roller being configured to
- be connected to a vacuum device and comprising at least one vacuum opening for generating a vacuum in a region of the cylindrical surface and which opens into the cylindrical surface of the at least one drivable roller, and
- further comprising a pivot device for pivoting the at least one drivable roller about a pivot axis disposed perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the at least one drivable roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.