Chain buffer
AssigneeRotzinger AG
InventorKurt Philipp
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Abstract
The buffering device serves to temporarily accept products from a product flow in the event of a downstream disruption obstructing the product flow and to deliver the accepted products after the disruption has been eliminated. As conveyor it uses an endless flat top chain, which passes through several loops formed by horizontal deflections in an upper and a lower level. The deflections are arranged in an alternately fixed and horizontally displaceable manner, such that the lengths of the loops are variable.
Claims9
Buffering device for temporarily accepting products from a product flow in the event of a downstream disruption in product flow and for delivering the temporarily accepted products after the disruption has been eliminated, with an endless fiat top chain that passes through a plurality of loops formed in an upper and a lower plane by horizontal deflections, wherein the deflections are arranged in an alternately fixed and horizontally displaceable manner, such that the lengths of the loops are variable.
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