Pocket conveyor
AssigneeG. D. Societa per Azioni
InventorsMario Spatafora, Loris Grepioni
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Abstract
A pocket conveyor wherein a flexible toothed belt is fitted with conveying pockets equally spaced along the belt, and wherein each pocket is connected to the belt by a first and at least one second connecting member, both hinged to the belt; the first connecting member is connected rigidly to the pocket; and the second connecting member has at least one degree of freedom with respect to the pocket.
Claims14
A pocket conveyor extending along a mixtilinear path (P) and comprising a flexible belt (3), at least one conveying pocket (4), and connecting means (9) interposed between the flexible belt (3) and the pocket (4) to enable the pocket (4) to move with the flexible belt (3) along said path (P);
- said connecting means (9) comprising a first and at least one second connecting member (10, 12), both hinged to the belt (3), the first connecting member (10) being connected rigidly to the pocket (4), and the second connecting member (12) having at least one degree of freedom with respect to the pocket (4).
A pocket conveyor extending along a mixtilinear path (P) and comprising a flexible belt (3), at least one conveying pocket (4), and connecting means (9) interposed between the flexible belt (3) and the pocket (4) to enable the pocket (4) to move with the flexible belt (3) along said path (P);
- said connecting means (9) comprising a first and at least one second connecting member (10), 12), both hinged to the belt (3), the first connecting member (10) being connected rigidly to the pocket (4), and the second connecting member (12);
- having at least one degree of freedom with respect to the pocket (4);
- said belt (3) being of a given thickness;
- and each of said first and second connecting members (10, 12) being hinged to said belt (3) by a respective transverse pin (11, 13) extending through the belt (3) inside the thickness of the belt (3).
A pocket conveyor extending along a mixtilinear path (P) and comprising a flexible belt (3), at least one conveying pocket (4), and connecting means (9) interposed between the flexible belt (3) and the pocket (4) to enable the pocket (4) to move with the flexible belt (3) along said path (P);
- said connecting means (9) comprising a first and at least one second connecting member (10, 12), both hinged to the belt (3), the first connecting member (10) being connected rigidly to the pocket (4), and the second connecting member (12) having at least one degree of freedom with respect to the pocket (4);
- said belt (3) being a toothed belt (3) having a number of transverse teeth (14) equally spaced along the belt (3);
- and each of said first and second connecting members (10, 12) being hinged to said belt (3) by a respective transverse pin (11;
- 13) extending through the belt (3) inside the thickness of a respective said tooth (14).
A pocket conveyor extending along a mixtilinear path (P) and comprising a flexible bolt (3), at least one conveying pocket (4), and connecting means (9) interposed between the flexible belt (3) and the pocket (4) to enable the pocket (4) to move with the flexible belt (3) along said path (P);
- said connecting means (9) comprising a first and at least one second connecting member (10, 12), both hinged to the belt (3), the first connecting member (10) being connected rigidly to the pocket (4), and the second connecting member (12) having at least one degree of freedom with respect to the pocket (4);
- each of said first and second connecting members (10, 12) being hinged to said belt (3) by a respective pin (11;
- 13) carried by the belt (3) and extending crosswise to the belt (3);
- and at least one guide extending along said path (P) at one side of said belt (3);
- each said pin (11;
- 13) having a respective end facing said guide, and supporting, on said end, a shoe connected in sliding manner to said guide.
A pocket conveyor extending along a mixtilinear path (P) and comprising a flexible belt (3), at least one conveying pocket (4), and connecting means (9) interposed between the flexible belt (3) and the pocket (4) to enable the pocket (4) to move with the flexible belt (3) along said path (P);
- said connecting means (9) comprising a first and at least one second connecting member (10, 12), both hinged to the belt (3), the first connecting member (10) being connected rigidly to the pocket (4), and the second connecting member (12) having at least one degree of freedom with respect to the pocket (4);
- each of said first and second connecting members (10, 12) being hinged to said belt (3) by a respective pin (11;
- 13) carried by the belt (3) and extending crosswise to the belt (3);
- each of said first and second connecting members (10;
- 12) comprising two parallel arms located on opposite sides of said belt (3) each said arm being hinged to a respective end of the hinge pin (11;
- 13) of the respective said connecting member;
- each arm of said first connecting member (10, 12) being substantially L-shaped and comprising a first portion extending along said pocket (4) and integral with the pocket (4), and a second portion extending from the pocket (4) towards said belt (3) and hinged to the belt (3).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.