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US 6,669,011 B2Granted
Conveying system
AssigneeJoh. Winklhofer & Sohne GmbH Und Co. KG
InventorToralf Teuber
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AssigneeJoh. Winklhofer & Sohne GmbH Und Co. KG
InventorToralf Teuber
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A conveying system comprising a drive chain and at least one conveying carrier, the conveying system being flexible for the most different goods to be conveyed. The conveying carrier can be brought into detachable engagement with the drive chain, the drive chain comprising chain links arranged in a row and interconnected via a chain joint, a chain joint being formed by a sleeve pertaining to a first chain link and by a bolt passed through the sleeve and pertaining to a second chain link, at least part of the bolts projecting laterally at both sides and a transporting sleeve being arranged on each of the projecting end portions, and the conveying carrier comprising an engaging means which can be brought into detachable engagement at least with both transporting sleeves of a bolt. The invention further relates to a drive chain for such a conveying system.
A conveying system comprising a drive chain (1) and at least one conveying carrier (13) which can be brought into detachable engagement with said drive chain (1), said drive chain (1) comprising chain links (2, 3) which are arranged in a row and interconnected via chain joints (10), at least one said chain joint (10) being formed by a sleeve (5) pertaining to a first chain link (2) and by a bolt (8, 9) passed through said sleeve (5) and pertaining to a second chain link (3), at least some of said bolts (9) projecting laterally at both sides and a transporting sleeve (12) being arranged on each of the projecting end portions (11) and said conveying carrier (13) comprising an engaging means (15, 16) which can be brought into detachable engagement at least with both said transporting sleeves (12) said some bolts (9).
A drive chain for a conveying system, comprising chain links (2, 3) arranged in a row and interconnected via chain joints (10), each chain joint (10) formed by a sleeve (5) pertaining to a first chain link (2) and by a bolt (8, 9) passed through said sleeve (5) and pertaining to a second chain link (3), bolt end portions (11) are provided that project at both sides and pertain to at least one bolt (9) of a chain link, and a transporting sleeve (12) is provided on each projecting bolt end portion (11), said transporting sleeve (12) being designed for engagement into an engaging means (15, 16) of a conveying carrier (13) of a conveying system.
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