公开(公告)号：US4524865A

公开(公告)日：1985-06-25

申请号：US318934

申请日：1981-11-06

申请人： Edward L. von Hofen

发明人： Edward L. von Hofen

IPC分类号： B65G17/08 ,  B65G17/06

CPC分类号： B65G17/086 ,  B65G2201/02

摘要： A ball and socket conveyor chain, the links of which are designed so as to be capable of flexing in a plurality of planes and also designed to have upper table portions for supporting articles to be conveyed and which include a ball portion and a socket portion integrally made a part of the table portion. The ball portion of one link is retained in the socket portion of an adjacent link by a cap having outer surfaces that are drivingly engagable by some drive means. The method of connecting the links is unique in that the successive links comprising the chain are not connected to each other, but rather to every other link in the chain.

摘要翻译： 一种球窝输送链，其连杆被设计成能够在多个平面中弯曲并且还被设计成具有用于支撑待运输物品的上台部分，并且包括一个球部分和一个插座部分 做了表部分的一部分。 一个连杆的球形部分通过具有可由一些驱动装置驱动地接合的外表面的盖子保持在相邻连杆的插座部分中。 连接链接的方法是独特的，因为包括链的连续链接不相互连接，而是连接到链中的每个其他链接。