Sprocket For Easy Cleaning
AssigneeHabasit AG
InventorsDieter Guldenfels, Marco Lucchi
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Abstract
A drive sprocket for driving a modular belt having a plurality of belt modules with intercalated link ends connected by transverse pivot members to form hinges. The belt modules may have transverse ribs. The drive sprocket is driven by a shaft. The drive sprocket has a central opening for receiving the shaft. The body has a plurality of teeth disposed in pairs along a periphery of the body. The body has a first opening formed between adjacent pairs of teeth and extending toward the center of the sprocket to provide access to the hinge area, when the belt engages with the sprocket, for application of cleaning fluid.
Claims20
A drive sprocket for driving a modular belt having a plurality of belt modules with intercalated link ends connected by transverse pivot members to form hinges, the belt modules having transverse ribs, the drive sprocket being driven by a shaft, the drive sprocket, comprising:
- a body having an opening in the center for receiving the shaft;
- the body having a plurality of teeth disposed in pairs along a periphery of the body, the body having at least one first opening formed between adjacent pairs of teeth, the first opening extending toward the center of the sprocket to provide access to the hinge area, when the belt engages with the sprocket, for application of cleaning fluid.
A drive sprocket, comprising:
- a body having a central opening, the body having a plurality of teeth disposed in pairs along a periphery of the body, the body having at least one first opening formed between adjacent pairs of teeth, the first opening extending toward the center of the sprocket.
A system for cleaning a modular belt having a plurality of belt modules with intercalated link ends connected by transverse pivot members to form hinges, the belt modules having transverse ribs, the drive sprocket being driven by a shaft, the system comprising:
- a drive sprocket with a body having an opening in the center for receiving the shaft;
- the body having a plurality of teeth disposed in pairs along a periphery of the body, the body having at least one first opening formed between adjacent pairs of teeth, the first opening extending toward the center of the sprocket to provide access to the hinge area, when the belt engages with the sprocket, for application of cleaning fluid;
- a manifold disposed adjacent to a position where the sprocket engages with the belt;
- at least one spray head in fluid communication with the manifold for delivering a cleaning fluid to the hinge when the belt engages with the drive sprocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.