Suspension type conveyor with a material transfer device
OwnerFranz Gaertnerinventor
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Abstract
Suspension conveyor for transporting suspended material which hangs on a hook, such as garments on coat hangers, with trolleys suspended on a rail. The conveyor has carrying rods on which the hooks are suspended, with at least one descending discharging rod by which the material slides off under gravity. A transfer finger, arranged at the upper end of the discharging rod, and movable against the carrying rod of a trolley in a transfer position to engage underneath the hook, has an ascending ramp section to release the hooks which move over the ascending ramp section. A retaining device keeps the garments away from the transfer position on the trolley carrying rods until the finger is pivoted into the material transfer position.
Claims16
Suspension type conveyor for transporting material which hangs on a hook in a suspended fashion, in particular garments which hang on coat hangers, with trolleys (11-14) that are suspended on a rail (9, 10), transport the material along said rail and are provided with carrying rods (15) on which the hooks (20) are suspended, with at least one descending discharging rod (5) which borders with an upper end laterally on a moving path of the trolley carrying rods (15) and by means of which the material slides off under the influence of gravity, and with a transfer device (6) for transferring the material transported by the trolleys (11-14), whereby said transfer device comprises a transfer finger (30) which is arranged at the upper end (5a) of the discharging rod (5), and is moveable against the carrying rod (15) of the respective trolley which is situated in a transfer position such that it engages underneath the hook (20) and is provided with an ascending ramp section (35) in such a way that the hooks (20) which move over said ascending ramp section (35) are released from the carrying rods (15), characterized by the fact that the finger (30) is arranged on a connecting part (6a,6b,6c,31) of the discharging rod (5) which is rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the discharging rod, that said finger is curved in such a way that its finger tip (32) is rotatable between a material transfer position in which the finger tip is arranged such that it adjoins the trolley carrying rod (15) under an apex of the curvature and a material conveying position in which the finger tip is arranged in such a way that it is situated at a distance from the trolley carrying rod (15) above the curvature by rotating the connecting part (6a,6b,6c,31), and that a retaining device (60) which engages coat hangers on the trolley carrying rod (15) is provided by means of which the garments are kept away from the transfer position on the trolley carrying rods (15) until the finger is pivoted into the material transfer position at the trolley carrying rod (15).
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