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US 2013/0327614 A1Published application
Conveyor driven by a cam
OwnerDarrell Keith Kniggeinventor
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Abstract
Conveyors are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a conveyor includes a belt having at least one cam follower connected thereto. The conveyor also has a drum having a first end and a second end. An exterior surface extends between the first end and the second end. At least one cam is located in the exterior surface, the cam spirals between the first end and the second end. The cam follower is receivable in the cam.
Claims20
A conveyor comprising:
- a belt having at least one cam follower connected thereto;
- a drum comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- an exterior surface extending between the first end and the second end;
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- at least one cam located in the exterior surface, the at least one cam spiraling between the first end and the second end, wherein the at least one cam follower is receivable in the at least one cam.
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A method of operating a conveyor system, the conveyor system comprising a first belt having at least one first cam follower connected thereto, the method comprising:
- providing a first drum having a first end and a second end and a spiral cam extending between the first end and the second end;
- locating the at least one first cam follower in the cam;
- rotating the first drum, wherein the rotation causes the at least one first cam follower to move in the cam between the first end and the second end.
A conveyor system comprising:
- a first conveyor comprising:
- a first belt having at least one first cam follower connected thereto;
- a first drum, the first drum comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- an exterior surface extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the first drum is rotatable about an axis extending between the first end and the second end;
- at least one first cam located in the exterior surface, the at least one first cam spiraling between the first end and the second end, and wherein the at least one first cam follower is receivable in the at least one first cam;
- a second conveyor comprising a second belt, wherein the second belt is movable by way of a connection to the first drum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.