摘要 |
<p>The invention concerns a mono or twin-rail overhead chain conveyor (10', 12'), in particular for transporting heavy loads such as motor vehicle parts. The conveyor has a chain track (14) in the form of an I-shaped profile with running gear (18, 20) which can move along said track and has roller blocks (26, 28) for mounting rollers (30, 32) which are supported on the chain track. The roller blocks are connected to a traction means (42) for pulling the running gear. For a monorail overhead chain conveyor, the running gear is in the form of loading running gear and, for a twin-rail overhead chain conveyor, it is in the form of towing running gear which interacts with loading running gear (82) movable on a load rail (78) running below the chain track. In order to render wear-free, silent running possible, the traction means (42) is a rubber or plastics belt having a single-stranded metal, glass fibre or carbon fibre insert (46)</p> |