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US 2024/0400313 A1Published application
Conveyor assembly
OwnerGary David WALSH, Michael Charles MCELLIGOTTinventors
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Abstract
The conveyor assembly includes an elongate frame to which a looped conveyor track is mounted. The frame has a longitudinal direction, and the conveyor track is movable along the longitudinal direction. The conveyor track includes spaced engagement device. The conveyor assembly also includes a drive assembly with a drive shaft carrying a drive screw with a helical drive formation. The drive shaft and the drive screw are oriented parallel to the longitudinal direction of the frame, the helical drive formation being for engaging the spaced engagement device of the conveyor track.
Claims15
A conveyor assembly, comprising:
- an elongate frame having a longitudinal direction;
- a looped conveyor track mounted to the frame, the conveyor track being movable along the longitudinal direction and comprising spaced engagement means;
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- a drive assembly comprising a drive shaft carrying a drive screw with a helical drive formation, the drive shaft and the drive screw being oriented parallel to the longitudinal direction of the frame, the helical drive formation being for engaging the spaced engagement means of the conveyor track.
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