公开(公告)号：US5577909A

公开(公告)日：1996-11-26

申请号：US462463

申请日：1995-06-05

Applicant: George R. Langland

Inventor： George R. Langland

IPC: B65G17/32 ,  H01R43/052 ,  B27D3/00

CPC classification number: H01R43/052 ,  B65G17/326 ,  B65G2201/02

Abstract: One aspect of this invention comprises an improved conveyance system comprises an endless flexible belt which circulates through at least two arcs, at least one gripping member attached to the belt, the gripping member having a free end and an anchoring end, and a biasing means which biases the anchoring end of the gripping member toward the surface of the conveyor belt, wherein the gripping member is open as it traverses an arced path and is closed as it traverses a straight path. A workpiece is loaded as the gripping member traverses the first arc, and offloaded as the gripping member traverses the second arc, Preferably, the first arc has a greater radius than the second arc. The inventive also comprises a heater utilizing the conveyance system.

Abstract translation: 本发明的一个方面包括一种改进的输送系统，其包括循环通过至少两个弧的环形柔性带，至少一个附接到所述带的夹持构件，所述夹持构件具有自由端和锚定端，以及偏压装置， 将夹持构件的固定端朝向传送带的表面偏压，其中夹持构件在穿过弧形路径时打开，并且当其穿过直线路径时关闭。 当夹持件穿过第一弧时，工件被装载，并且随着夹持件横穿第二弧而卸载工件。优选地，第一弧具有比第二弧更大的半径。 本发明还包括利用输送系统的加热器。