Conveyor
AssigneeSpecialty Conveyor B.V.
InventorWouter Balk
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InventorWouter Balk
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A conveyor comprises a frame, an endless conveyor belt supported by the frame in a conveying direction along a helical path, a non-helical path and a transfer path. The helical path has an upright center line. The belt includes a plurality of plates movably coupled to each other. The frame comprises at least at the helical path a radial guide, wherein the radial guide supports a plate at a radial guide contact location thereof in radial direction with respect to the center line of the helical path, a bearing guide for upwardly supporting the plates, wherein the bearing guide supports a plate at a bearing guide contact location thereof, and an auxiliary guide for compensating a torque on a plate at the bearing guide contact location about an axis directed in the conveying direction. The auxiliary guide contacts a plate at an auxiliary guide contact location thereof.
A conveyor comprising a frame, an endless conveyor belt supported by the frame and driven by a drive in a conveying direction along a helical path, a non helical path and a transfer path extending between the helical path and the non-helical path, wherein the helical path has an upright center line, wherein the conveyor belt includes a plurality of plates which are movably coupled to each other and each plate having an upper transport face and a central axis, wherein the frame comprises at least at the helical path
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