| 摘要 |
A conveyor system which comprises a continuous path conveyor is to be used for transporting and accumulating excessive loads. The conveyor may be formed of a continuous loop of chain elements (8). The conveyor path consists of two or more product carrying sections (10, 54, 34) and corresponding offset return path sections (26, 24). A product carrying section of the conveyor wraps around power driven sprockets (16, 18, 20,22) where it is fed into and becomes a return path section. From there the path is guided over and aligned with free turning tail sprockets, where it is returned as a product carrying section. This section is then fed onto second drive sprockets,(38, 40, 42), powered by another power means (44), where it again becomes a return path seciton, guided over tail sprockets and returned as a product carrying section. In this manner, the load of the conveyor chain is relieved at each drive sprocket assembly, thereby increasing the available working distance of the system.
|
