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US 4,184,587 AGranted
Reciprocating conveyor and modular drive unit therefor
OwnerOlof A. Hallstrominventor
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A modular framework, arranged to be installed in a main support frame for an elongated conveyor, supports at least three transverse drive beams for reciprocation in the longitudinal direction of the framework, each of the drive beams being connected to a source of power for independent reciprocation, the sources of power also being supported by the framework. A plurality of slat connectors are spaced apart transversely of the framework and are secured in groups one to each of the drive beams for longitudinal reciprocation therewith, each of the slat connectors serving to secure thereto an elongated conveyor slat arranged to extend the full length of the elongated conveyor. Slat guide members are mounted on the framework, as well as on the main support frame, in longitudinal alignment with the slat connectors, for guiding the slats in their longitudinal reciprocation.
For use with an elongated main conveyor frame having longitudinal side beams and longitudinally spaced transverse beams and a plurality of elongated conveyor slats of substantially the same length as the main frame, a separate modular slat drive unit comprising:
In combination with an elongated main conveyor frame having longitudinal side beams and longitudinally spaced transverse beams and a plurality of elongated conveyor slats of substantially the same length as the main frame, a modular slat drive unit comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.