摘要 |
Transport chain comprising a sequence of links (20), each link defining a substantially flat support surface for articles to be transported, and wherein each link is hingedly coupled with a previous link (20) in the sequence. Each link (20) comprises a respective first link element (32) defining a first portion of the support surface of the link (20) and a respective second link element (34) defining a second portion of the support surface of the link (20). Said first link element (32) and said second link element (34) are hingedly coupled with each other through mechanical coupling means (54, 55, 58) allowing the first link element (32) to rotate with respect to the second link element (34), and vice versa, about a rotation axis perpendicular to the support surface of the link (20). Said mechanical coupling means (54, 55, 58) are spaced from the rotation axis. |