Magnetic belt conveyor
AssigneeNeuhaeuser GmbH
InventorJuergen Neuhaeuser
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Abstract
The invention relates to a magnetic conveying device for transporting in particular panel-shaped objects (1). The device comprises a plurality of magnetic retaining elements (3) arranged successively in the conveying direction and has at least one conveyor belt (4) running past the magnetic retaining elements (3). The conveyor belt (4) is equipped with a plurality of teeth (6) arranged on the upper face thereof facing away from the objects (1) for engaging in associated drive elements for driving the conveyor belt (4). According to the invention, at least the upper face of the conveyor belt (4) has an anti-static coating covering the entire surface area.
Claims17
A magnetic conveyor for conveying panel-shaped objects, the conveyor comprising:
- a plurality of magnetic retaining elements extending in a row in the travel direction;
- guide strips extending in the direction, spaced transversely of the direction, having a chromium or plastic low-friction coating, and carried on the magnetic retaining elements;
- at least one conveyor belt extending past by the magnetic retaining elements, sliding on the low-friction coating of the guide strips, and provided with an array of teeth provided on a back face turned away from the objects, the teeth functioning to engage respective drive elements to drive the conveyor belt;
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- a full-coverage antistatic coating having an electrical surface resistance of less than 100 kΩ on at least the back face and teeth of the conveyor belt turned away from the objects being conveyed and toward the magnetic retaining elements and guide strips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.