Adjustable conveyor guide rail
AssigneeNercon Eng. & Mfg., Inc.
InventorsMichael Paul Weickert, John Michael Sickinger
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AssigneeNercon Eng. & Mfg., Inc.
InventorsMichael Paul Weickert, John Michael Sickinger
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An adjustable guide rail is provided for use with a conveyor having a frame, a conveying surface having a curve or turn with an inside radius and an outside radius, an adjustment assembly, and a drive assembly. The guide rail can be an assembly in one embodiment with multiple guide rail segments, each being able to be fixed on one end and an adjustment slot on the other end relative to the conveyor surface. Each segment can engage a portion of the adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly selectably moves each guide rail segment in and out perpendicular to the conveying surface. In another embodiment, the guide rail curve piece can be a single piece having multiple openings therethrough allowing one of the openings to be held in fixed longitudinal position with respect to the conveyor surface.
A guide rail for a conveyor having a conveying surface and a curve, said guide rail comprising:
A guide rail for a conveyor having a conveying surface, a curve and an adjustment assembly with a first bracket, a second bracket, a third bracket and a fourth bracket, said guide rail comprising:
A guide rail for a conveyor having a conveying surface, a curve and an adjustment assembly with a first bracket, a second bracket and a third bracket, said guide rail comprising:
A guide rail for a conveyor having a conveying surface, a curve and an adjustment assembly with a first bracket, a second bracket, and a third bracket, said guide rail comprising:
A guide rail for a conveyor having a conveying surface, a curve and an adjustment assembly with a first bracket, a second bracket, and a third bracket, said guide rail comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.