Conveyor permitting transportation of objects in the vertical position, particularly endives (witloof, broad-leaved chicory)

摘要

The invention relates to a conveying device with endless elements, particularly for transporting articles in a predetermined position with respect to their overall conveying direction. It is characterised in that the useful surface 5 of the conveying element 2, on the one hand, is equipped at substantially regular intervals with resilient means 7 for gripping at least the base 8 of articles 9 according to their transverse dimensions and, on the other hand, each of these resilient gripping means 7 is connected to the flexible band 2 via a linking means 10 which preserves at least the longitudinal flexibility of the said band. <IMAGE>