Class 198/637 - To discharge load from conveyor

Subclass of Class 198 - Conveyors: power-driven
Definition: Apparatus wherein said associated means causes said load,
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 04/15/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7357245	Chain-type conveyor having direction-changing roller Disclosed is a chain-type conveyor having a direction-changing roller capable of easily changing the orientation of an article to continuously transfer the article, without using any separate direction-changing unit at a corner part of the conveyor, in the case in w...	04/15/2008
7089715	Beverage bottling plant and method for filling bottles including a treatment device for beverage container caps A beverage bottling plant and method for filling bottles with a liquid beverage having a treatment device for beverage container caps. The treatment device for treating beverage container caps includes a first tower and a second tower provided with parallel axes and...	08/15/2006
6923309	Article-orienting conveyor A conveyor for orienting and registering articles in a preferred orientation and position for accurate downstream processing. The conveyor includes a conveyor belt running in a conveyance direction next to an orientation belt running parallel in an opposite directio...	08/02/2005
6712193	Intermediate discharge for an enclosed roller belt conveyor assembly An intermediate discharge assembly to remove granular material from a conveyor belt used in an enclosed roller belt conveyor assembly. The intermediate discharge assembly includes a first pair of leading and trailing pulleys, a second pair of leading and trailing pu...	03/30/2004
6669000	Automated metal removal system for conveyor belts A system which utilizes a scraper blade, set at an angle to longitudinal centerline of a conveyor belt, to remove metal objects therefrom, the belt, under normal operating conditions, being supported in a trough-like configuration. Attached to the backsid...	12/30/2003
5957265	Conveyor with bridge roller assembly A conveyor includes an assembly for bridging the gap at the end of a conveyor section. It includes an idler roller at the end of the conveyor section. The idler roller is seated in upwardly open slots and can lift completely out of the conveyor frame if a...	09/28/1999
5887699	System and method for conveying and sorting articles Articles are conveyed along a primary conveyor in a first direction, and are moved rapidly onto a selected one of a plurality of sorting conveyors closely packed and extending generally lateral to the primary conveyor by rotating the articles so that a po...	03/30/1999
5570775	Apparatus for the release of a product from a continuously circulating belt An endlessly driven belt extends around a drum and carries a product. Removal of the product from the belt is effected by a doctor blade which bears against a portion of the belt traversing the drum. The doctor blade is fixedly connected to the drum for m...	11/05/1996
5551554	Conveyor with discontinuous turn The conveyor system of the present invention comprises a first conveyor having an extending edge with a tapered profile, and a second, discontinuously-aligned conveyor, the conveying surface of which is directed below, but in close proximity to, the taper...	09/03/1996
5287948	Food delivery apparatuses A food service facility for drive-up and walk-up patronage, a multi-purpose column, conveyor delivery structures, and menu and order display units. The food service facility comprises base level and second level housings, readily set up and removed from a...	02/22/1994
5205417	Sanitary trash recycling apparatus A sanitary trash recycling apparatus includes a pit for receiving unsorted refuse, a electromagnetic device for removing ferrous materials and stations for permitting manual sorting of recyclable materials. The stations for manually sorting materials incl...	04/27/1993
5109956	Food preparation and delivery apparatus and method The disclosure is directed to a food service facility for drive-up and walk-up patronage, to a method for food preparation, to a retractable menu, and to a drink dispenser and service module. The food service facility comprises base level and second level...	05/05/1992
5094339	Pocket plate A multi-part tray is provided to carry a plurality of objects in precise and accurate array through a process device. The tray parts are each fastened to a flexible plate and also to a conveyor. The conveyor is caused to travel a circuitous route around c...	03/10/1992
4662508	Product feeding device for combination weighing machine A novel product feeding device for a combination weighing machine. The feeding device is designed to feed a plurality of weighing hoppers of the machine with product, such as uncooked meat, having sticky characteristics so that it cannot be conveyed by vi...	05/05/1987
4456419	Conveyor unloading apparatus Improved apparatus for conveying free-flowing material such as coal, ore lumps, and the like from a source to a railroad car loading station or the like, and for unloading the material from the conveyor into the cars without the need for moving the cars r...	06/26/1984
4411578	Shuttle spreading conveyor An improved conveyor system with a leveling device for preventing the accumulation of material into distinct ridges at the top of the discharge pile and thus increasing the storage capacity of bins. A pivoting drag device is hung from the undercarriage of...	10/25/1983
4401020	Vegetable banding apparatus Bundles of vegetables such as broccoli, and the like, are banded by apparatus (10) comprising an expander assembly (18) having a plurality of arms (86, 86', 86") which swing toward and away from one another about axes perpendicular to a phase of an associ...	08/30/1983
4352623	Grain distributor and method An improved grain or particulate distributor includes a radially extending conveyor mounted for sweeping about the center of a bin for evenly and homogeneously distributing material therein. Discharge or sweeper bars are adjustably angularly mounted acros...	10/05/1982
4298117	Apparatus for discharging articles from conveyor belts Apparatus for diverting articles from a belt conveyor at an article-discharge zone, wherein a diverter is moved from a position at the side of the belt to a position wherein it extends at an angle to the direction of movement of the belt transversely of t...	11/03/1981
4256214	System for overhead transport of panel members A system for transporting panel members to a plurality of selected sorting locations includes two pair of laterally spaced, elevated, endless conveyor belts defining a path of travel coinciding with the sorting locations. The belts in each pair thereof ar...	03/17/1981
4213724	Conveyor apparatus for stacking and distributing comminuted material A conveyor apparatus for stacking and distributing comminuted material including a fixed first support, a second support supported by the first support and capable of rotation about a vertically extending axis, an arm secured to the second support and con...	07/22/1980
4180151	Flow diverting gate for conveyors A flow control or flow diverging gate assembly for a conveyor having a sidewall interrupted by an opening along its length, a flow diverting gate or shear being pivotably mounted in the opening and extendable and retractable in length, the unpivoted end o...	12/25/1979
4173274	Conveyor load shunting apparatus Conveyer load shunting apparatus having a housing with a main shaft equipped with a radial shunt bar extending over the conveyer to divert a load traveling on one conveyer to another. A lever on the main shaft is swung by a solenoid via a push-pull rod to...	11/06/1979
4108032	Multiple blade scrap saw for pipe mill The disclosure is directed to a new scrap kick-out conveyor for a continuous buttweld pipe mill installation. The pipe mill includes a scrap cut-off saw, located between the welding mill and the subsequent processing mills, and the kick-out conveyor is lo...	08/22/1978
4108301	Multiple point feeder A material handling system for distributing granular solids from a single source to a plurality of distribution points in which a plurality of selectively adjustable leveling bars control the thickness of a layer of material on a conveyor, and a plurality...	08/22/1978
4077506	Diverter assembly A solenoid actuated diverter mechanism including a pivoted arm selectively operable to pass or divert articles moving along a conveyor path. Resilient linkage preloaded by solenoid actuation for swinging the arm into a final "over-center" diverting positi...	03/07/1978
4059508	Conveyor for granular material A conveyor for granular material includes an elongated hollow channel covered by a suitable cover and having a hollow interior along which the granular material is to be conveyed. A rotary screw extends along the hollow interior of the channel for conveyi...	11/22/1977
4023670	Automatic master frame transport apparatus An apparatus suitable for use in transporting microfiche master frames, preferably containing microfiche, either from a loading station to an operating station and from the operating station selectively back to the loading station for a repeat transport b...	05/17/1977
4005787	Apparatus and method for unloading driverless vehicles Apparatus and method are disclosed for automatically unloading a driverless vehicle while the vehicle is moving along a guided path. The propulsion force of the vehicle is used to effect the unloading. A cantilever arm projects across the guided path for ...	02/01/1977
3964588	Conveyor having provision for discharging loads at an angle generally transverse to the line of travel or the conveyor Conveyors, having associated therewith means to divert loads from the normal line of travel, have means thereon to reduce the drag of the loads on the conveyor elements at the point of diversion. A diverter element is sometimes positioned adjacent the pat...	06/22/1976
3955668	Apparatus for discharging material to a location An apparatus for discharging material, as feed, to a location having a plurality of end-to-end pan sections. An elongated belt slidably located on the upper surfaces of the pan sections is moved to carry material to the location. The pan sections have adj...	05/11/1976
3952857	Magnetic substance conveying apparatus In a magnetic substance conveying apparatus, to convey the magnetic substance along the outer periphery of an outer cylinder made of non-magnetic material by the relative rotational movement between the outer cylinder and an inner cylinder inside the oute...	04/27/1976

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Class 198/637 - To discharge load from conveyor