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US 5,314,059 AGranted
Conveyor frame for chain conveyor
AssigneeTekno, Inc.
InventorRobert T. Clopton
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Abstract
A conveyor which uses roller chain to carry products has a modular frame with guide slots for receiving bar stock guides and has a drive which is in line with the modular frame.
Claims8
A conveyor frame, comprising:
- an elongated frame member, defining parallel, elongated upper and lower chambers, each of said chambers including a pair of rails for receiving a chain, and each of said chambers defining left and right sides, a top, and a bottom, wherein the top of said upper chamber defines an elongated opening;
- and wherein said frame defines at least one elongated guide-receiving slot which opens outwardly from its top, for receiving a vertical guide member, said guide-receiving slot having a substantially rectangular cross-section with a length in the direction in which it opens and a width at substantially right angles to the length;
- and the height of said guide-receiving slot is at least twice its width.
A conveyor frame, comprising:
- an elongated frame member, defining parallel, elongated upper and lower chambers, each of said chambers including a pair of rails for receiving a chain, and each of said chambers defining left and right sides, a top, and a bottom, wherein the top of said upper chamber defines an elongated opening;
- and wherein said frame defines an elongated, guide-receiving slot which opens outwardly from one of said sides for receiving a horizontal guide member;
- said guide-receiving slot having a substantially rectangular cross-section.
A conveyor frame for a chain-driven conveyor, comprising:
- an elongated frame member defining parallel, elongated upper and lower chambers, each of said chambers including a pair of rails for receiving a chain, and each of said chambers defining left and right sides, a top, and a bottom, wherein the top of said upper chamber defines an elongated opening;
- and wherein said frame defines at least one elongated guide-receiving slot which opens outwardly from either its top or one of its sides, said guide-receiving slot having a substantially rectangular cross-section with a length in the direction in which it opens and a width at substantially right angles to the length, said guide-receiving slot being adapted to receive an off-the-shelf piece of bar stock material to be used as a guide for guiding products as they are carried along the conveyor,
- and further comprising a housing for enclosing the drive shaft and drive sprocket of the conveyor, said housing having a top and left and right sides aligned with the top and left and right sides of said conveyor frame.
A conveyor frame, comprising:
- an elongated frame member, defining parallel, elongated upper and lower chambers, each of said chambers including a pair of rails for receiving a chain, and each of said chambers defining left and right sides, a top, and a bottom, wherein the top of said upper chamber defines an elongated opening;
- and wherein said frame defines at least one elongated guide-receiving slot which opens outwardly from either its top or one of its sides, said guide-receiving slot having a substantially rectangular cross-section with a length in the direction in which it opens and a width at substantially right angles to the length, with the length being at least equal to the width;
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- an elongated piece of rectangular bar stock lying in said guide slot and projecting outwardly from said frame so as to serve as a product guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.