Tilt conveyor
AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorMark B. Costanzo
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Abstract
A tiltable conveyor for offloading conveyed articles over a side of a conveyor belt. The belt is preferably a modular conveyor belt constructed of a series of belt rows hingedly interlinked to form an article-conveying surface. The belt is supported by a carryway, along which the belt is driven in a direction of belt travel by a drive system. The carryway includes one or more tilt sections at which one side of the belt is elevated relative to the other to offload articles across the lower side. The belt may include rollers or be molded of or coated with an inherently slick material to facilitate offloading.
Claims8
A conveyor for offloading articles, comprising:
- a conveyor belt forming an article-conveying surface extending laterally from a first side to a second side and longitudinally in the direction of belt travel;
- a belt carryway supporting the belt;
- a drive system driving the belt along the carryway in the direction of belt travel;
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- the belt carryway including a tilt section elevating the first side of the belt relative to the second side to offload articles carried on the article-conveying surface across the lower second side of the belt at the tilt section, wherein the conveyor belt is a modular conveyor belt including a series of rows of belt modules hingedly interlinked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.