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US 5,695,042 AGranted
Conveyor
AssigneeVanderlande Industries Nederland B.V.
InventorsCornelis H. M. van der Burgt, Antonius A. J. Ketelaars, Jacobus M. van den Goor
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AssigneeVanderlande Industries Nederland B.V.
InventorsCornelis H. M. van der Burgt, Antonius A. J. Ketelaars, Jacobus M. van den Goor
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The invention relates to a conveyor comprising at least two endless conveyor belts being in line, whereby the facing ends of said conveyor belts are positioned near each other and whereby the upper parts of the belts being utilized for transporting goods during operation at least substantially lie in one plane. The end of one conveyor directed towards the end of the other conveyor is deflected downwards and is disposed under the nearby end of said other conveyor. A filling piece is provided above the part of the downwardly deflected end of the one conveyor that is positioned beside the respective end of the other conveyor, whereby the upper surface of said filling piece at least substantially lies in one plane with the upper parts of the belts being utilized for transporting goods during operation.
A conveyor comprising at least two endless conveyor belts being in line, whereby the facing ends of said conveyor belts are positioned near each other and whereby the upper parts of the belts being utilized for transporting goods during operation at least substantially lie in one plane, characterized in that the end of one conveyor directed towards the end of the other conveyor is deflected downwards and is disposed under the nearby end of said other conveyor, whilst a filling piece is provided above the part of the downwardly deflected end of the one conveyor that is positioned beside the respective end of the other conveyor, whereby the upper surface of said filling piece at least substantially lies in one plane with the upper parts of the belts being utilized for transporting goods during operation.
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