| 摘要 |
The load supporting and moving surface of the conveyor is made up of longitudinal members called slats. The slats are edge to edge with small gaps between the edges. The slats are supported on longitudinal bearing strips, one edge of each slat on one strip, the other on an adjacent strip. The bearing strips are supported on longitudinal beams, evenly spaced and running lengthwise of the cargo space of the conveyance in which the conveyor is mounted. The longitudinal beams are supported by and fastened individually to crossbeams of the conveyance. The bearing strips slide longitudinally onto the longitudinal beams and the slats slide longitudinally onto the bearing strips. Clearance is provided for fastening the longitudinal beams from above. The upper surfaces of the bearing strips have longitudinal grooves in the center of their upper surfaces. Flanged ribs on their lower surfaces engage the flanges of the longitudinal beams to hold the strips in place. The edges of the slats are over the grooves. Flanged ribs on the bottom surfaces of the slats engage the flanges on the longitudinal beams or, in some configurations, the edges of the bearing strips. The conveyor includes hydraulic/mechanical apparatus well known in the art for reciprocating the slats in prescribed ways to move loads along the conveyor.
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