Non-horizontal conveyor for feeding objects
AssigneeScan Coin Industries AB
InventorJerry Karlsson
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Abstract
A non-horizontal conveyor for feeding objects has a conveyor belt, a first pulley at a first end forming a loading area of the conveyor, and a second pulley at a second end forming a feeding area of the conveyor. The conveyor also has a conveyor cover having an upper part and a lower part, wherein the upper part extends from the second pulley towards the first pulley, thereby covering a substantial part of the conveyor and preventing the objects from falling out of the conveyor during transport. The lower part is resiliently attached to the upper part adjacently to the first pulley, thereby preventing a plurality of objects from aggregating in the loading area at the first pulley. Furthermore, the conveyor cover has two symmetrical members rotationally attached to its lower part.
Claims9
A non-horizontal conveyor for feeding objects, comprising:
- a conveyor belt;
- a first pulley at a first end forming a loading area of the conveyor;
- a second pulley at a second end forming a feeding area of the conveyor;
- a conveyor cover having an upper part and a lower part, and members attached to the lower part, wherein the upper part extends from the second pulley towards the first pulley, thereby covering a substantial part of the conveyor and preventing the objects from falling out of the conveyor during transport, and wherein the lower part is resiliently attached to the upper part adjacently to the first pulley, thereby together with the members preventing a plurality of objects from aggregating in the loading area at the first pulley.
A coin handling apparatus, comprising:
- a non-horizontal conveyor for feeding objects;
- a conveyor belt;
- a first pulley at a first end forming a loading area of the conveyor;
- a second pulley at a second end forming a feeding area of the conveyor;
- a conveyor cover having an upper part and a lower part, and members attached to the lower part, wherein the upper part extends from the second pulley towards the first pulley, thereby covering a substantial part of the conveyor and preventing the objects from falling out of the conveyor during transport, and wherein the lower part is resiliently attached to the upper part adjacently to the first pulley, thereby together with the members preventing a plurality of objects from aggregating in the loading area at the first pulley.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.