Bucket conveyor frame
AssigneeMeyer Machine Company
InventorsEugene W. Teeter, Cynthia G. Campbell, Jimmie F. Lassiter, Jr.
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Abstract
A bucket conveyor frame. At least one horizontal section and one vertical section are connected by a curved section. Each section has a central support tube. A plurality of plates connected to the support tube lie in approximately vertical planes. Upper and lower chain hold downs extend the length of the sections. A transport track delivers products from an infeed station to a discharge station and a return track returns the buckets to the infeed station in a continuous loop. Chain sprockets are located within enclosed housings at the infeed and discharge stations.
Claims7
A frame for an endless conveyor, comprising:
- a plurality of sections defining a conveying run and a return run;
- a tube positioned along approximately the central axis of said frame between said conveying run and said return run and between lateral edges of said frame;
- guide means connected to said tube for providing said lateral edges;
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- complementary plates for connecting said sections, said plates being downwardly sloped.
A frame for an endless conveyor, comprising:
- a horizontal section defining a conveying run and a return run and having a tube positioned along approximately the central axis of said horizontal section between said conveying run and said return run and between lateral edges of said horizontal section;
- a vertical section defining a conveying run and a return run and having a tube positioned along approximately the central axis of said vertical section between said conveying run and said return run and between lateral edges of said vertical section;
- horizontal section guide means connected to said horizontal section tube, said horizontal section guide means comprising a plurality of H-shaped plates;
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- vertical section guide means connected to said vertical section tube, said vertical section guide means comprising a plurality of diverging ribs, each of said ribs being connected on one end thereof to said tube and on an opposite end thereof to a plate.
A frame for an endless conveyor, comprising:
- a horizontal section defining a conveying run and a return run and having a tube positioned along approximately the central axis of said horizontal section between said conveying run and said return run and between lateral edges of said horizontal section;
- a vertical section defining a conveying run and a return run and having a tube positioned along approximately the central axis of said vertical section between said conveying run and said return run and between lateral edges of said vertical section;
- horizontal section guide means connected to said horizontal section tube, said horizontal section guide means comprising a plurality of H-shaped plates;
- vertical section guide means connected to said vertical section tube, said vertical section guide means comprising a plurality of divergent ribs, each of said ribs being connected on one end thereof to said tube and on an opposite end thereof to a plate;
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- means for connecting said horizontal section to said vertical section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.