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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975838 | Device for transmitting force and conveying system A conveying system include a guiding channel (12) with at least one conveyor unit (10) that is guided inside it and may be moved along it and a drive unit (30) for driving at least one conveyor unit (10). The conveyor unit (10) inc... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7921988 | Oven drive system An oven drive system for use with commercial bakery ovens comprises a speed reducer and motor external to the bakery oven, a drive shaft extending from within the oven and operatively coupled to the speed reducer and the motor, and conveyor chain driving caterpillar... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7874418 | Multi drive unit for conveyor and long conveyor implementing a plurality of multi drive units Multi drive unit for propelling a modular conveyor belt, where the conveyor belt is made from a plurality of substantially identical belt links, where each link has a top and bottom surface, two side faces and a front and rear edge, where eye parts project from the ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7357240 | Conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus comprises step chains which couple a plurality of steps such that the steps, and driving units which drive the chains. Each of the driving units comprises a power unit comprising a motor, and a driving machine including pulleys and belts that re... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341139 | Travelator, moving ramp or escalator A travelator, moving ramp or escalator for transporting people, comprises a people mover; a balustrade extending alongside the people mover throughout its length. The balustrade comprises a handrail belt formed as an endless loop and having an upper handhold portion... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331445 | Methods and systems to facilitate spiral conveyance According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a conveyor system that includes a rotatably-mounted drum and a conveyor belt that is movable along a path that includes a helical portion around the drum. During movement of the conveyor belt, a surface ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325674 | Plate conveyor having rapid assembly device A plate conveyor having overlapping plates and a plate-supporting sprocket chain composed of two parallel chain strands formed of inner link members and outer link members, facing ones of which are connected by link pins. The chain is in the form of at least two pre... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7270619 | Linear belt actuator a linear actuator capable of transmitting tractive forces as well as thrust forces and operating then as a rigid single-piece rod. The linear actuator has two identical actuating belts (1, 1′) with notches on each of their sides (10, 10′; 11, 11′... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258227 | Drive for conveyor belts A drive for conveyor belts, of the type that comprises, associated with a travel frame for a conveyor belt with at least one transport chain, transport elements for the belt and a device for recovering any elongation of the belt. The belt elongation recovery device ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252192 | Side-flexing conveyor module with detachable roller assembly A link module suitable for use in a conveyor chain intended for travel along an intended direction on a given path. The module includes a first eye and a second eye adjacent the first eye. The eyes define a space therebetween. A roller assembly extends into the spac... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7219786 | Operator position adjustable production line machine An operator position adjustable production line assembly includes a main unit having a product path and an interior including a product cavity. An operable top is attached to the main unit with a plurality of support posts enabling equal or near equal access to the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219784 | Belt drive assembly for a passenger conveyor A passenger conveyor drive belt assembly (40) includes a belt support (60) that facilitates proper engagement between the drive belt (42) and corresponding links (32) of a step chain (30) under selected conditions such as a full br... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191894 | Variable angled-roller belt and conveyor A conveyor constructed of a single belt or a plurality of abutting belts arranged side by side in the conveyor, in which the belt or belts have rollers arranged to rotate on axes oriented at multiple angles oblique to the direction of belt travel. A gradual or monot... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178661 | Overhead conveyer with high friction drive tube An overhead rotatably powered conveyer drive shaft has ridges inter-engaged with skewed driven wheels mounted for free rotation on a load carrying carriage to trace a helical loci of engagement and improve traction. The ridges are preferably extruded to be parallel.... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168556 | Curved assembly line and/or conveyor belt The invention relates to a curved assembly line and/or conveyor belt, especially for assembling and transporting motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts during production, said line or belt being formed by articulated carrier elements that positively engage in each ot... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156224 | Circulating mechanism, and method of operating such a circulating mechanism A circulating mechanism includes a moving member, e.g. a chain or a belt, which travels along a circulating path and is looped about at least one deflecting member for reversing a travel direction of the moving member. Disposed in a section of the circulating path i... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137500 | Passenger conveyor drive module arrangement A passenger conveyor system (20) has a drive module that engages only one side (50) of the step chain loop (30). In a multiple drive module arrangement, at least one of the drive modules (40B) engages both sides (50, 52) of the ste... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128200 | Carton transfer unit A transfer unit is configured for use with a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The transfer unit receives a partially erected carton from a first station in a tubular form, conveys the carton to a second station, and conveys the carton from the second station t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117988 | Positive displacement sorter A positive displacement sorter includes a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface conveying articles in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of pusher shoes move along the slats to laterally di... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7063202 | Moving walkway A moving walkway includes at least one drive belt having one side arranged to engage a synchronizing disk and another side presenting fixing elements spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the belt. Each of a plurality of pallets has at least one component to d... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055676 | Conveyor with movable gripper and related conveyor link A conveyor suitable for conveying objects along a transport direction, and a related link are disclosed. The link may include a link body having a length extending across the direction of transport and a width extending along the direction of transport, each link bo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036658 | Gripper conveyor with clear conveying path and related conveyor link Various conveyor designs suitable for conveying objects along a transport direction and various related link designs are disclosed. The conveyor may include a plurality of the connected links. Each link may have a length extending across the direction of transport a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017516 | Rotary parlour for milking of animals The invention relates to a rotary parlour for milking of animals. The parlour comprises a rotary platform (3) arranged to constitute a support surface for the animals, stalling means arranged to divide the platform (3) into stalls for receiving individ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6966432 | Drive mechanism for a conveyor with stretching compensation means The drive mechanism (10) has a drive member (12) and a flexible conveying member (14). The engaging elements (12b) of the drive member (12) have an engaging element spacing (t1), while the associated counter elements ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964332 | Molded sprocket A two-material plastic sprocket for modular plastic conveyor belts and an associated method for molding such a sprocket. The sprocket is made of a first plastic material forming the exterior skin and a second plastic material forming the interior core. The sprocket ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6929114 | Crossover conveyor system A crossover conveyor system that allows people to safely cross over a portion of a conveyor line is disclosed. The crossover conveyor system includes a frame that has at least a first side member and a second side member. A plurality of rollers may be connected betw... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6907985 | Device for conveying piece goods A device for conveying piece goods. The device comprises a sorting system for sorting the piece goods. The successively arranged conveying systems are guided with this device along a conveying line and can be driven by at least one driving means that engages a drivi... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6868747 | Linear drive A linear drive includes a toothed belt (2) driven by direction-changing rollers (1) in the pretensioned state. The toothed belt (2) has at least one tension reinforcement. The teeth (3) of the belt (2) engage in the teeth gaps (... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6779414 | Inspection method of continuously variable transmission belt An inspection method is provided which can achieve sufficient reliability of a continuously variable transmission belt without spending much working time. The inspection method of the continuously variable transmission belt assembled through supporting an element la... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6766898 | Surface conveyor with variable delivery rate for bagging bakery products A conveyor 20 comprising a continuous conveyor belt 35, driven at a constant speed, and configured for compression and expansion along the direction of travel of the continuous conveyor belt 35. The continuous conveyor belt 35 passes over... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6758323 | Singulating conveyor A singulating conveyor for aligning a mass of conveyed articles into a single file. The conveyor includes a first centering conveying zone in which one or more roller-top conveyor mats direct conveyed articles sidewise toward a side or the center of the zone. The ro... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6749191 | Drive system for an article conveyor module The article conveyor module has a drive system comprising a support plate on which there are mounted a synchronization pulley and a drive belt engaging said synchronization pulley. The synchronization pulley is for coupling to the drive belt of another conveyor modu... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6698575 | Installation for transporting objects on conveying paths by means of a conveying-comb-driven transporting roller An installation for transporting objects, in particular items of clothing hanging on clothes hangers, on conveying paths of a transporting roller, in particular a roller having two parallel spaced-apart flanges on end sides thereof and a central part loca... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6615976 | Control apparatus for conveyor of particulate material A device for controlling the conveyance of particulate material on a conveyor belt comprises a frame with an endless belt attached thereto. The apparatus is positioned above the conveyor belt and in frictional contact therewith whereby the motion of the c... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6540060 | Belt drive assembly for a passenger conveyor A passenger conveyor drive belt assembly includes a belt support that facilitates proper engagement between the drive belt and corresponding links of a step chain. The belt support preferably is positioned between a drive sheave and an idle sheave within ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6536583 | Conveyor device A conveyor device comprises a conveyor belt including a plurality of slidable links which can slide on guiding elements. The conveyor belt is driven by a timing belt through link teeth formed on each of the links, and designed for engaging corresponding t... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6530468 | Conveyor having a chain drive mechanism A conveyor is disclosed having a mechanism for driving an endless chain, which is used for driving and optionally also for supporting the article-supporting parts of the conveyor. The mechanism comprises a drive belt that engages and drives on a number of... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6443296 | Conveyor ratcheting apparatus A conveyor ratcheting apparatus for advancing a conveyor in one direction in discrete steps. A ratchet arm is pivotally supported on a frame. A ratchet actuator drives the arm reciprocally between first and second positions. A ratchet wheel is rotatably s... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6345949 | Mobile container for goods transport by road A mobile container for goods transport by road includes two standing side walls which enclose on a longitudinal side a converging open discharge channel. Two end walls connect to the side walls. A conveyor connects onto the open discharge channel. The mob... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6322467 | Movable backup bar assembly A movable backup bar assembly includes an endless drive chain, a sprocket or the like for coupling the drive chain to the power source, and a backup bar for guiding the drive chain. The assembly has two positions: a first position for holding the drive ch... | 11/27/2001 |
