Conveyor

A vertical type conveyor provided with a frame, a plurality of belt pulleys rotatably supported by the frame, and first and second endless conveyor belts traveling around the plurality of belt pulleys and defining an abutment area in which the first and second conveyor belts are in contact with and confront each other, wherein a load to be conveyed is held between both belts so that the load can be conveyed in the vertical direction, said vertical type conveyor comprising:

• a lower frame and an upper frame comprise the frame;
• a pair of link chains composed of a plurality of links articulated with each other, said pair of link chains being arranged along the abutment area lengthwise;
• a tension device for stretching the pair of link chains, wherein the upper ends of the pair of link chains are releaseably connected to an upper frame, while the lower ends of the pair of link chains are connected to the tension device;
• carrier rollers in which the shaft ends are attached in joints between the links, wherein the plurality of carrier rollers are disposed alternately on a first outside and a second outside opposite to the first outside in the cross direction of both the conveyor belts in zigzags so that when the pair of link chains are stretched by the tension device, components of tensile forces of the links act on both the conveyor belts through carrier rollers.