Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
Conveyor line with pallets for conveying heavy loads, the line including a continuously moving conveyor belt guided between fixed, parallel, guide walls on either side of the belt, with the pallet and load being caused to accompany the belt in its movement by friction between belt and pallet or be caused to remain stationary at given places along the line while gliding against the belt, characterized in that there are fixed support members (7,7) arranged parallel to, and on either side of the guide walls (4,4) for taking up the main part of the vertical load from the pallet (6) and its load, two guide segments (11,11) mounted swivelably about vertical axes (x-x) in tandem in the direction of movement of the pallet for transferring said main load to the support members (7,7) while directing the segments in the path determined by the guide walls (4,4) without offering substantial resistance to the movement of the pallet along the line, and in that a glide shoe (20) is arranged on at least one guide segment (11), said shoe yieldingly engaging against the belt (2) while developing static friction against the belt suited to conveying the pallet, or sliding friction when the pallet is kept stationary.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
Conveyor line with pallets for conveying heavy loads, the line including a continuously moving conveyor belt guided between fixed, parallel, guide walls on either side of the belt, with the pallet and load being caused to accompany the belt in its movement by friction between belt and pallet or be caused to remain stationary at given places along the line while gliding against the belt, characterized in that there are fixed support members (7,7) arranged parallel to, and on either side of the guide walls (4,4) for taking up the main part of the vertical load from the pallet (6) and its load, two guide segments (11,11) mounted swivelably about vertical axes (x-x) in tandem in the direction of movement of the pallet for transferring said main load to the support members (7,7) while directing the segments in the path determined by the guide walls (4,4) without offering substantial resistance to the movement of the pallet along the line, and in that a glide shoe (20) is arranged on at least one guide segment (11), said shoe yieldingly engaging against the belt (2) while developing static friction against the belt suited to conveying the pallet, or sliding friction when the pallet is kept stationary.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
Conveyor line as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that there are support rollers (8,8) mounted on each guide segment (11) engaging against their respective support member (7,7), the common axis (y-y) of the rollers intersecting the swivelling axis (x-x) of the guide segment at right angles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
Conveyor line as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that there are two pairs of guide rollers (30,30) mounted about their respective vertical axes on each guide segment (11) before and after the axis of the support rollers in the direction of movement of the pallet (6), each pair of guide rollers engaging against and being guided by opposing side walls (4,4) on either side of the conveyor belt (2).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
Conveyor line as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the guide rollers (30,30) are mounted in a symmetric arrangement about the vertical axis (x-x) of the guide segment (11).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
Conveyor line as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the glide shoe comprises a cylindrical sleeve (20), vertically and glidably mounted coaxial with the guide segment swivelling axis (x-x), the lower end surface (22) of the sleeve engaging yieldingly against the upper surface of the belt (2).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
Conveyor line as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the glide shoe (20) is pressed against the belt (2) with the aid of a compression spring (33), there being means (24) for adjusting the pressing force.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
Conveyor line as claimed in claim 1, where the parallel, fixed guide walls define a central trough of a guide member for the conveyor belt, characterized in that the fixed support members (7,7) are separate members on either side of the guide member (3).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
Conveyor line as claimed in claim 1, where the parallel, fixed guide walls define a central trough of a guide member for the conveyor belt, characterized in that the fixed support members are side portions of the guide member which have been formed to constitute the support members.