公开(公告)号：US06644459B2

公开(公告)日：2003-11-11

申请号：US10025639

申请日：2001-12-19

Applicant: Thomas A. van Leeuwen ,  Mohammad Ghaeli

Inventor： Thomas A. van Leeuwen ,  Mohammad Ghaeli

IPC: B65G4710

CPC classification number: B65G15/105 ,  B65G15/50 ,  B65G47/54 ,  B65G2207/18

Abstract: A transfer assembly for positioning between conveyor sections and for transferring at least one article laterally with respect to the conveying surface defined by the conveyor sections in a direction angled to the conveying direction of the conveying surface includes at least two conveying devices, which define a conveying surface for at least generally aligning with the conveying surface of the conveyor sections, and a sheave assembly. The sheave assembly includes a support member and a reinforced transfer belt having a belt length and defining a transfer surface. At least two transfer sheaves are mounted to the support member with the transfer sheaves supporting the transfer belt. The support member is adapted to move the transfer belt between a non-transferring position wherein the transfer surface is below the conveying surface of the conveying devices and a transferring position wherein the transfer surface is raised above the conveying surface of the conveying devices. The transfer assembly is adapted to move the transfer belt such that the length of the transfer belt changes less than one-quarter of an inch when moved between its non-transferring position and its transferring position.

Abstract translation: 用于在输送机部分之间定位并用于相对于由输送部分限定的输送表面横向地传送至少一个物品的转移组件在与输送表面的输送方向成角度的方向上包括至少两个输送装置，其限定输送 表面，用于至少大致与输送机部分的输送表面对准，以及滑轮组件。 滑轮组件包括支撑构件和具有带长度并限定转移表面的增强的转移带。 至少两个传送滑轮安装到支撑构件上，传送滑轮支撑转印带。 所述支撑构件适于将所述转印带移动到所述转印表面位于所述输送装置的输送表面之下的非转印位置和所述转印位置，其中所述转印表面在所述输送装置的输送表面上方升高。 传送组件适于移动转印带，使得当转印带的转印位置和其转印位置之间移动时，转印带的长度变化小于1/4的1/4英寸。