Food grade sheet stacker
AssigneeProvisur Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRyan M. Torrenga, Glen F. Pryor, Michael S. Severns
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Abstract
A shuttle conveyor includes a frame, a roller assembly, a carriage, and a conveyor web. The roller assembly is mounted in a cantilevered fashion from the frame and includes a subframe and a plurality of rollers. The subframe is laterally spaced from the frame, and the plurality of rollers extend between the frame and the subframe. The carriage is reciprocatingly movable relative to the frame. The conveyor web defines at least one closed loop of material and extends along a conveying path that engages the carriage and the plurality of rollers.
Claims20
A shuttle conveyor for stacking items one upon another, the shuttle conveyor comprising:
- a frame having a longitudinal extent associated with a conveying direction;
- a roller assembly mounted in a cantilevered fashion from the frame, the roller assembly including a subframe laterally spaced from the frame, and a plurality of rollers rotatably supported by and extending between the frame and the subframe, the plurality of rollers including a tensioner roller that is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position;
- a carriage reciprocatingly movable relative to the frame, the carriage having a first lateral side mounted to the frame and a second lateral side supported by the subframe;
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- a conveyor web defining at least one closed loop of material and extending along a conveying path that engages the carriage and the plurality of rollers,
- wherein when the tensioner roller is moved to the disengaged position, the conveyor web is removable from the frame and the subframe by passing the conveyor web around the subframe.
A shuttle conveyor for stacking items one upon another, the shuttle conveyor comprising:
- a frame including a guide member that defines a longitudinal axis;
- a roller assembly mounted to the frame, the roller assembly including a plurality of rollers and a subframe laterally spaced from the frame;
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- a carriage reciprocatingly movable relative to the frame, the carriage having a first lateral side mounted to the frame and a second lateral side supported by the subframe, the first lateral side including a first movable support assembly adjacent a proximal end of the carriage and a second movable support assembly adjacent a distal end of the carriage, the first and second movable support assemblies engaging the frame to movably support the carriage, the second lateral side including a third movable support assembly adjacent the proximal end of the carriage and engaging the subframe to movably support the carriage, wherein a distal end of the second lateral side of the carriage is supported in a cantilevered manner by the first, second, and third movable support assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.