Abstract:
A conveyor trolley hanger of modular construction comprising a proximal hanger member and one or more modular hanger members each removably attachable thereto and to each other by a universal coupling. The hanger members are made of a suitable plastic material, superficially colored or colored throughout to meet government occupational and safety requirements and specifications. The hanger members can be provided with laterally extending arms or members supported upon and by them. Such partssupporting arms are removably attachable to the hanger members. The arms extend laterally from sleeves secured to and upon the hanger members, transversely thereof and disposed in a fixed or a rotatable posture depending upon the construction of the hanger members.
Abstract:
A flexible link connecting structure as for a conveyor such as is used with a potato combine in which the links comprise parallel rods and the connecting structure consists of overlapping pairs of connecting members each formed as a pair of substantially cylindrical portions of a rubber composition material hinged in closely spaced relation by a flexible web portion, said cylindrical portions each having an axial bore of a lesser diameter than that of each of said rods whereby end portions of said rods are disposed within said bores in a nonrotating pressure fit and a plate spring member is embedded in each of said connecting members disposed through each of said web portions and having end portions thereof spaced from and substantially encircling each of said bores.
Abstract:
Apparatus for continuously conveying and/or stacking sheets of conveyed goods, especially sheet-metal, in a horizontal plane along an endless conveyor arranged in a horizontal or vertical plane, whereby a plurality of individual transverse members, which are provided with groups of vacuum-suction cups, are arranged to revolve at equal distances from one another, and are operated by a drive; below the conveyor there are located either one or a plurality of stacking stations; groups of vacuum-suction cups on the transverse members are guidable in predetermined positions in such a manner so that they either grip or release the material being transported; the vacuum-supply for the vacuumsuction cups originating from a central vacuum supply device.
Abstract:
A conveyor device of the moving belt type comprises two belts arranged with a flight of each parallel to and adjacent a flight of the other, at least one of the belts being a driving belt, one belt being of non-magnetic material and the other belt being of such a construction that it is attracted toward the source of a magnetic field, magnet pole pieces spaced longitudinally of and transversely apart along opposite edge portions of the adjacent flights of the belts and on the side of the flight of the nonmagnetic belt remote from the other belt, and a slipper bar disposed longitudinally of the belts between the transversely spaced magnet poles adjacent the belt of non-magnetic material, the belt of non-magnetic material being slidably engageable with the slipper bar. The portion of the non-magnetic belt engaged with the slipper bar lies between the transversely spaced pole pieces, the width of the non-magnetic belt being less than the transverse distance between the pole pieces.
Abstract:
The invention relates to conveyors for transporting piles of printed matter, and can be employed to utmost effectiveness for conveying piles containing up to 50 newspapers. The conveyor includes a chain having carriages mounted thereon, each carrying a clamp including two fork-shaped spring-loaded flaps making up a box-like receptacle capable of receiving therein a pile of newspapers. The ends of the prongs of one said fork-shaped flap are bent toward the prongs of the other fork-shaped flap to retain a pile during travel of the conveyor. Both flaps are pivotably mounted on the carriage by means of pivot pins, whereby the flaps may be alternatingly pivoted to open the box-like receptacle for the loading and unloading thereof.
Abstract:
Conveyor belt comprises a series of spaced transverse struts mounted on a flexible but inextensible element. The ends of the struts are interconnected to form a substantially zig-zag configuration, the interconnected ends being adapted for engagement in slideways thereby to constrain the belt to curves in the path of the conveyor and maintain its attitude in a horizontal plane.
Abstract:
A belt conveyor, especially of relatively small cross dimensions such as a bottle conveyor for use in breweries and similar enterprises and comprising a conveyor belt with an upper conveying run and a lower return run, these runs being slidably supported on elongated carrier means of a conveyor chassis having means for holding the carrier means, characterized in that the said holding means comprise a number of crosswise arranged block members mounted in spaced relationship along the conveyor and having the carrier means for the upper run of the conveyor belt mounted adjacent their top side, said block members having a central passage through which the lower return run of the conveyor belt and the carrier means thereof extend. The said block member may be split into block parts along a longitudinal vertical plane both above and below the said central passage whereby they are easy to mount and allow mounting of intermediate block parts enabling a single conveyor to be widened into a conveyor having two or more parallel conveyor belts.
Abstract:
Rigid connectors between adjacent portions of flexible belt elements are fastened thereto in such a manner that when the belt flexes as it moves over supporting drums bending stresses are avoided at the fastenings. The flexible belt may be of segmental or continuous form, in the latter instance having a single connector at its two ends. The connectors may be in the form of carrier plates employed to carry pieces to be worked upon during movements of the connectors, or the connectors may be of a form of carry means to push unattached objects. In either case, movements may be continuous or intermittent. In cases in which the connectors are massive or carry massive parts, means are provided to prevent inertial oscillations during changes from translatory to angular movements of the connectors.
Abstract:
A method for the continuous transfer of longitudinally extending workpieces of like dimension to a high speed receiving means which comprises axially transferring serially disposed workpieces at a definite graduation transversely to the direction of transport, clamping the workpieces, feeding the workpieces to a transfer station, and thereafter transferring said workpieces in a direction transverse to their longitudinal axis into a receiving means; an apparatus for said method utilizing, in a preferred embodiment, chain-like transport and transfer elements and specially designed workpiece carrying means adapted to grasp the workpiece and to deposit the workpiece into a recess on a receiving means, suitably a blister drum.
Abstract:
A flat wire conveyor belt has a flat cover plate fastened to each alternate link which is higher than the remaining links. The transverse edges of each cover plate extend downwards towards the lower link.