Conveyor chain for use in crossed delivery conveyor
AssigneeTsubakimoto Chain Co.
InventorsKatsutoshi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Murakami, Takashi Ishii
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Abstract
A conveyor chain comprises first and second links connected together articulately. The first links each comprise a link body, an article loading portion, and a pair of overhanging slats. The second links each comprise a link body and an article loading portion. The first and second links are connected together in an alternate manner at an equal pitch. The overhanging slats of each of the first links extend longitudinally of the conveyor chain along both side edges of the associated second link so as to surround the side edges of the second link. Articles easy to fall down can be conveyed and delivered stably in a crossed delivery conveyor.
Claims6
A conveyor chain for use in a crossed delivery conveyor, comprising:
- a plurality of links connected together in an endless form, said links being each provided with an article loading portion;
- said links being comprised of first links and second links, said first links being each sandwiched in between two adjacent ones of said second links in a conveyance direction of the conveyor chain to constitute an endless conveyor chain;
- said first links being each provided with an overhanging slat which extends in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the conveyor chain from said article loading portion of the first link;
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- said overhanging slat extending also in the conveyance direction of the conveyor chain along a side edge of said article loading portion of the associated second link, and said overhanging slat of each of the first links being adjacent to the overhanging slats of preceding and succeeding ones of said first links;
- wherein said overhanging slat is provided symmetrically right and left of each of said first links in the conveyance direction of the conveyor chain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.