Conveyor for transporting a workpiece along a curved path
OwnerJohn Nolaninventor
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Abstract
A conveyor for transporting a workpiece from a first position to a second position along a curved path. The conveyor includes side members including a plurality of individual members arranged adjacent one another and allowing for such that individual members may move in a longitudinal direction relative to adjacent individual members to change the overall length of the side member. The side members are interconnected through use of slots and fasteners such that the slots in adjacent individual members are offset to allow for longitudinal adjustment between the adjacent members. Such adjustment results in an adjustable flexible conveyor enabling the conveyor to be adjustable in either direction along a particular curved path or configuration.
Claims6
A conveyor for use in transporting a workpiece along a curved path comprising:
- a frame, said frame including a supporting structure having opposite and parallel spaced side members interconnected by cross supports;
- a drive roller attached to said side members at one end thereof;
- a take up roller attached to said side members at an end opposite said drive roller;
- a belt engaging said drive and take up rollers, such that movement of said drive roller causes movement of said belt;
- said side members formed of a plurality of individual members arranged in adjacent layers such that individual members may move in a longitudinal direction relative to adjacent individual members to change the length of the side member;
- means for interconnecting the individual members together while allowing for relative longitudinal movement between the individual members;
- and means for adjusting the overall length of the side members to adjust the configuration of the conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.