| 摘要 |
594495 A conveyor (30) especially adapted to quickly handle discrete objects which are easily bruised or damaged. The conveyor (30) has at least one endless belt (40), a plurality of cups (42) adapted to receive objects, pivotal attachment mechanisms for pivotally attaching the cups to the endless belt (40) so as to permit the cups (42) to undergo centripetal deceleration as the objects in the cups (42) exit from the cups (42). Each cup (42) has a rigid cup bottom (43) and at least a rigid back, rigid sides, and a rigid ramp disposed at an obtuse angle to the cup bottom. A skirt (52) is attached to at least one of the cups (42) is adapted to engage and break the fall of objects emanating from the cup (42). |
