Extendable conveyors with modular front ends

An extendable conveyor for conveying articles, said conveyor comprising:

• a base unit;
• a mechanically extendable section supported in a cantilevered manner and selectively positionable relative to the base unit;
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• a conveying surface to convey articles, the conveying surface extending at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section, wherein the mechanically extendable section is an outmost mechanically extendable section including a modular front end portion that is selectively configurable to incorporate at least one of a loading set or an unloading set, wherein the modular front end portion is to carry a side part including an input to control the extendable conveyor.

An extendable conveyor for conveying articles, said conveyor comprising:

• a base unit;
• a mechanically extendable section supported in a cantilevered manner and selectively positionable relative to the base unit;
• and
• a conveying surface to convey articles, the conveying surface extending at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section, wherein the mechanically extendable section is an outmost mechanically extendable section including a modular front end portion that is selectively configurable to incorporate at least one of a loading set or an unloading set, wherein the conveying surface includes a belt, the belt is guided over a reversing roller located in the modular front end portion, and the modular front end portion is to carry the reversing roller in a loading position and in an unloading position.

An extendable belt conveyor for conveying articles, the conveyor comprising:

• a base unit;
• a mechanically extendable section supported in a cantilevered manner and selectively positionable relative to the base unit;
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• a conveying surface including a belt to convey articles extending at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section;
• wherein one of the mechanically extendable section is an outmost mechanically extendable section including a modular front end portion, the belt is guided over a reversing roller located in the modular front end portion, and the modular front end portion is to selectively carry the reversing roller in at least one of a loading position or an unloading position, the reversing roller being located closer to the outmost end of the outmost mechanically extendable section in the unloading position than in the loading position.