Toggle securing device for toggle joints in chain conveyors and the like
AssigneeDBT Deutsche Bergbau-Technik GmbH
InventorsGerhard Merten, Reinhold Bruggemann, Siegfried Schmidt
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AssigneeDBT Deutsche Bergbau-Technik GmbH
InventorsGerhard Merten, Reinhold Bruggemann, Siegfried Schmidt
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Toggle securing device for toggle joints of conveyor pans for chain conveyors, guide pans of winning machinery guides and the like with a securing plate which secures the toggle in its receiving pocket, laterally overlaps it at the end, can be introduced from the side into a respective insertion pocket by its two ends and can be caught in one of the two superimposed insertion pockets by a plastic pin which passes through a receiving hole in one end region of the securing plate and penetrates a locking orifice in the associated insertion pocket. In order to provide a securing plate for toggle joints, which can be used for toggle joints of known designs, either using a fixing sleeve or using a plastic pin as a securing element, the securing plate has a drive-in hole for a fixing sleeve at its other end region and is designed in such a way that it can be caught on the locking orifice of the insertion pocket either by means of the plastic pin or by means of the fixing sleeve after being rotated through 180.degree..
A locking arrangement for securing a toggle bolt in a toggle joint of a conveyor pan, said toggle joint including receiving pocket means for receiving said toggle bolt, insertion pocket means for receiving securing plate means, and plate connection means for connecting said securing plate means in said insertion pocket means, said securing plate means including a securing plate adapted to be secured in said insertion pocket means for at least partially overlapping said toggle bolt to secure said toggle bolt in said receiving pocket means, said insertion pocket means including a top pocket which receives a first end of said securing plate and includes a locking orifice and a bottom pocket which receives a second end of said securing plate, said ends of said securing plate having generally identical shapes for insertion into either said top pocket or said bottom pocket, said securing plate including a first pin hole in said first end of said securing plate and a second pin hole in said second end of said securing plate, said plate connection means including a locking pin to be secured in one of said first or second pin holes in the end of said securing plate which is positioned in said top pocket when said securing plate means is positioned in said insertion pocket means, said locking pin enagaging said locking orifice of said top pocket.
A locking arrangement for securing a toggle bolt in a toggle joint of a conveyor pan, said toggle joint comprising a receiving pocket for receiving said toggle bolt, a top and a bottom insertion pocket, a plate connection and a securing plate, said securing plate secured in said insertion pockets and at least partially overlapping said toggle bolt to secure said toggle bolt in said receiving pocket, said top pocket receiving a first end of said securing plate and including a locking orifice, said bottom pocket receiving a second end of said securing plate, said ends of said securing plate having generally identical shapes for insertion into either said top pocket or said bottom pocket, said securing plate including a first pin hole in said first end of said securing plate and a second pin hole in said second end of said securing plate, said plate connection including a locking pin secured in one of said first or second pin holes in the end of said securing plate which is positioned in said top pocket when said securing plate is positioned in said insertion pockets, said locking pin engaging said locking orifice of said top pocket.
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