| 摘要 |
1,095,028. Endless conveyers. SOVEX Ltd. Aug. 31, 1966 [Oct. 18, 1965], No. 43981/65. Heading B8A. Hand-sorting of luggage (not shown) on an endless conveyer 1 is assisted by the surface of the conveyer increasing in slope from a relatively level zone where the luggage is fed on by a conveyer (2) (Fig. 1, not shown). The conveyer 1 comprises rods or slats 11 interconnected by upper and lower fabric layers 9, 10, which are secured to each other and to the rods 11, by adhesive. Pockets 26 formed by the fabric are filled with sponge rubber or inflated air bags so that they are distortable as shown to take up changes in pitch of the rods 11 as the lateral slope of the conveyer varies. A flexible skirt 5 moves with the conveyer. The rods 11 are connected to an endless chain 17 at their lower ends, and to rollers 12 running in a track 13, or to a second endless chain, at their upper ends. In a modification (not shown), the load bearing surface may be formed of spaced or overlapping slats having a covering of fabric or plastics material. Alternatively the surface may comprise an endless conveyer belt. |
