摘要 |
A conveyor is disclosed which serves for transporting bales of hay or the like material in a curve. It is made up of a frame, having a bale-receiving and a bale-discharging end; of an endless link chain extending between the frame ends and following the conveyor curve, and of an upright shoulder plate, mounted on the frame between its ends. This plate follows the chain on the chain side facing inwardly of the curve and is provided, on one face, with a plastic chain support for carrying the chain. This chain support is formed with a pair of parallel grooves longitudinally extending between the frame ends. Each groove has an opening on the side of the support facing away from the shoulder plate. These grooves are configured and spaced from one another for slidably supporting the chain strands between the frame ends. The strands are fitted into the grooves and protrude partly out through their openings. Finally, bale-driving spikes are fixed to the chain, outwardly of the grooves, to carry the bales from the receiving to the discharging ends of the conveyor.
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