US 6,585,109 B1 · Return device

Abstract

The invention relates to a deflecting arrangement having a first deflecting element (34) for deflecting conveyable-article carriers (7), and having a second deflecting element (50) for deflecting an endless drive belt (9) for driving the conveyable-article carriers (7) in an overhead conveying arrangement, the deflecting arrangement (3′) forming one of two deflecting stations around which the endless drive belt (9), which is driven for movement, runs as a loop, and the endless drive belt (9) being guided along the route region from deflecting station to deflecting station for carrying along conveyable-article carriers along the conveying route of the overhead conveying arrangement. For the purpose of adjusting the tensioning of the drive belt (9), the second deflecting element (50) is arranged on a mount (30) such that it can be displaced relative to the first deflecting element (34).

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Dependent claims

A deflecting arrangement usable within a conveying arrangement having an endless drive belt driven in a loop by a first deflecting station around a running rail that transports a plurality of article carriers thereon, the deflecting arrangement located in the loop and operating with the first deflecting station in driving the belt, the deflecting arrangement comprising:

a mount having a vertical axis;
a first deflecting element that deflects the article carriers and is rotatably mounted about the vertical axis of the mount;
and
a second deflecting element that deflects the belt,
wherein the second deflecting element is displaceable relative to the first deflecting element and is movable between a first position of reduced distance from the first deflecting station and a second position of increased distance from the first deflecting station.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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