Apparatus for moving articles
AssigneeImmobiliare Metalprogetti S.R.L.
InventorAugusto SANTICCHI
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Abstract
Apparatus for moving articles comprising a conveyor member, a shelf provided with a guide cavity defining at least partly a movement path and a drive unit associated with the conveyor member and configured to move the conveyor member along the movement path. The conveyor member is provided with a support zone, a drawing zone, and an intermediate zone.
Claims10
An apparatus for moving articles comprising a conveyor member, and a shelf provided with a guide cavity open toward a surface of said shelf in correspondence with an aperture, said guide cavity at least partly defining a movement path and wherein said apparatus comprises a drive unit associated with said conveyor member and configured to move said conveyor member along said movement path, wherein said conveyor member is provided with:
- a support zone outside said guide cavity and suitable to support one or more of said articles;
- a drawing zone located inside said guide cavity and cooperating with said drive unit;
- an intermediate zone located inside said guide cavity, interposed between said support zone and said drawing zone, and cooperating with a plurality of sliding and support elements;
- wherein said drawing zone being located, with respect to said aperture, in a more internal position of said guide cavity with respect to said intermediate zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.