Inclined accumulation conveyor with load carriers driven by endless chains.

摘要

A conveyor according to the invention is characterised in that the guidance path for the drive chain or chains is arranged to confer on the latter, in addition to the end zones (200, 201) where they wind around a toothed drum, at least one sloped section (400, 600) to provide during operation a change in height level of the associated driven load carriers with respect to a horizontal reference plane (X-X). Each load carrier associated with the conveyor comprises a braking device possibly under the control of an engaging-disengaging device insensitive only to the approach of the load carriers in the accumulation zones of the conveyor. <IMAGE>