Plant and a method for temporary storage of items and the use of such a plant
OwnerS.o slashed.ren Graminventor
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Abstract
A plant preferably a freezer tunnel for temporary storage of items having an inlet and a discharge station. The plant includes a conveyor for carrying items therethrough. The conveyor loops around fixed turning rolls located opposite each other in the plant and around movable turning rolls located on at least one trolley. The trolley can be slid freely as a result of the speeds of the drives. A buffer storage is established when drive members for the conveyor is provided at both at the inlet and discharge station. The two drive members are constructed to be able to operate mutually independent at mutually variable speeds. The drive at the discharge station may be reversed in order to move the items on the conveyor at the discharge station back into the freezer tunnel.
Claims10
A plant for temporary storage of items, preferably a freezer tunnel, having an inlet and a discharge station, a conveyor for conveying the items from the inlet station through the storage area of the plant to the discharge station, and drive members for the conveyor both at the inlet station and at the discharge station, said conveyor looping around fixed turning rolls located opposite each other in the plant and around turning rolls that are displaceable in relation thereto as they are placed on at least one trolley, which can be slid freely merely as a result of the speeds of the drive members, wherein the drive members are designed to be able to be operated at mutually independent and mutually variable speeds, and wherein the drive members at the discharge station are designed to be reversible in order to reverse the ordinary direction of movement of the conveyor in the discharge station.
A method for operating a plant for temporary storage of items, preferably a freezer tunnels having an inlet station and a discharge station, a conveyor for conveying the items from the inlet station through the storage area of the plant to the discharge station, and drive members for the conveyor both at the inlet station and at the discharge station, said conveyor looping around fixed turning rolls located opposite each other in the plant and around turning rolls that are displaceable in relation thereto as they are placed on at least one trolley, which can be slid freely merely as a result of the speeds of the drive members, wherein the drive members are designed to be able to be operated at mutually independent and mutually variable speeds, wherein in case of a stoppage of the discharge station discharge unit, the drive members at the discharge station are reversed in order to reverse the ordinary direction of movement of the conveyor in the discharge station when this is desirable.
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