Airflow curtain assemblies for conveyor systems
AssigneeMartin Engineering Company
InventorRobert Todd Swinderman
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Abstract
A conveyor system includes a chute defining a recirculation zone enclosure, and one or more airflow curtain assemblies, each airflow curtain assembly including a frame mounted to the recirculation zone enclosure and a curtain element extending from the frame, a plurality of slits formed in and extending from a lower end of the curtain element opposite the frame to define a plurality of curtain element strips. In embodiments, the airflow curtain assembly includes a fixed frame, a movable frame, and one or more curtain elements provided between the fixed frame and the movable frame and independently attached to the fixed frame and the movable frame.
Claims20
A conveyor system comprising:
- a chute defining a recirculation zone enclosure;
- and
- one or more airflow curtain assemblies, each airflow curtain assembly comprising:
- a frame mounted to the recirculation zone enclosure;
- and
- a curtain element extending from the frame, a plurality of slits formed in and extending from a lower end of the curtain element opposite the frame to define a plurality of curtain element strips.
An airflow curtain assembly comprising:
- a fixed frame;
- a movable frame;
- and
- one or more curtain elements provided between the fixed frame and the movable frame and independently attached to the fixed frame and the movable frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.