Replaceable sound dampening conveyor chain flight
AssigneeJoy MM Delaware, Inc.
InventorMichael L O'Neill
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Abstract
A conveyor flight for a chain comprising at least two spaced apart links, and two side plates that connect the links, with each side plate including two spaced apart extension pins extending from the side plate. The flight comprises a metal support, and the metal support includes two spaced apart cylindrical portions adapted to receive the two spaced apart extension pins. The flight also includes a flexible casing surrounding the metal support.
Claims29
A replaceable conveyor flight for a chain including at least two spaced apart links, and two side plates that connect the links, with each side plate including two spaced apart extension pins extending from the side plate, said flight comprising
- a metal support, said metal support including two spaced apart cylindrical portions adapted to removably receive the two spaced apart extension pins and two spaced apart plate portions connecting said cylindrical portions, said plate portions being pressed together to removably connect said metal support to said extension pins, and
- a flexible casing surrounding said metal support, said metal support and said casing forming a unitary structure removably connectable to the chain.
A conveyor flight for a chain including at least two spaced apart links, and two side plates that connect the links, with each side plate including two spaced apart extension pins extending from the side plate, said flight comprising
- a metal support, said metal support including two spaced apart cylindrical portions adapted to receive the two spaced apart extension pins, and said metal support having openings there through,
- clamping means for releasably clamping said metal support on said extension pins, said clamping means being received through said openings in said metal support, and
- a flexible casing surrounding said metal support, said flexible casing having openings there through for providing access to said clamping means.
A conveyor comprising a chain including at least two spaced apart links, and two side plates that connect the links, with each side plate including two spaced apart extension pins extending from the side plate, and a replaceable flight including
- a metal support, said metal support including two spaced apart cylindrical portions removably receiving the two spaced apart extension pins, and
- a flexible casing surrounding said metal support, said metal support and said casing forming a unitary structure removably connectable to the chain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.