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US 2015/0175359 A1Published application
Conveyor belt including chocking module
AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorsSoren A. Pedersen, Miranda R. Kovach, R. Scott Dailey, John E. Wenzel
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Abstract
A conveyor belt comprising a plurality of modules hingedly connected together includes a first type of module including raised ribs arranged in columns and a second type of module including chock segments aligned with the columns. A transfer device includes fingers aligned with gaps between the chock segments and valleys between the columns. Each chock segment is substantially triangular in shape.
Claims18
A module for a conveyor belt comprising:
- a deck extending in length from a first end to a second end and in width from a left side to a right side and having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface;
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- a segmented chock extension extending from the top surface of the deck.
A conveyor belt, comprising:
- a first module comprising a first deck and an array of raised ribs arranged in a set of columns extending from a top surface of the first deck;
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- a second module connected to the first module, the second module comprising a second deck and a segmented chock extension extending from a top side of the second deck, wherein the segmented chock extension comprises a row of wedge-shaped chock segments, each chock segment aligned with a column of raised ribs.
A conveyor, comprising:
- a conveyor belt comprising
- a first module comprising a first deck and an array of raised ribs arranged in a set of columns extending from a top surface of the first deck, and
- a second module connected to the first module, the second module comprising a second deck and a segmented chock extension extending from a top surface of the second deck, wherein the segmented chock extension comprises a row of wedge-shaped chock segments separated by gaps, each chock segment aligned with a column of raised ribs;
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- a transfer platform including fingers extending from a plate, each fingers aligned with a gap between two chock segments.
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