141 |
CONVEYOR UNDERGUARD |
US14208992 |
2014-03-13 |
US20140262700A1 |
2014-09-18 |
Matthew T. Brayman; Samuel A. Sheffer; Percy Vreeken; Nick Pomante; Randy Eschenburg; Timothy J. Nixon |
A conveyor underguard that is adapted for use with a conveyor having a pair of spaced apart side channels, each having a lower flange and a plurality of openings on each flange, includes a guard surface and a pair of mounting members, each extending outwardly generally parallel to the guard surface and defining fastener openings. The fastener openings are spaced apart in a manner that aligns with the through-openings of the conveyor. A pair of side members connect the guard surface with the mounting members in a manner that offsets the guard surface from the mounting members away from each flange. The conveyor underguard is defined by a polymeric material body having a planar body pan integrally connected to opposed first and second side walls and to first and second end walls. A first side flange is integrally connected to the first side wall and extends for an entire length of the first side wall. A second side flange is integrally connected to the second side wall and extends for an entire length of the second side wall. Multiple mounting flanges are integrally connected to and extend away from each of the first and second side flanges. Each of the mounting flanges has an elongated aperture. Multiple equally spaced and parallel slots are created in a surface of the body pan. |
142 |
Conveyance apparatus |
US13572146 |
2012-08-10 |
US08827067B2 |
2014-09-09 |
Seisaku Iwasa; Motoki Takayama |
A conveyance apparatus aligns conveyed packaging bags. In the conveyance apparatus, a thickness measurement part measures the thickness of a packaging bag. A controller infers that the width of the packaging bag has decreased when the thickness of the packaging bag is greater than a reference thickness, and the controller causes a first guide member to move so as to approach a second guide member via a guide drive part. In addition, the controller infers that the width of the packaging bag has increased when the thickness of the packaging bag is less than the reference value, and the controller causes the first guide member to move so as to be distanced from the second guide member via the guide drive part. |
143 |
Transport- and drying device for individually transported articles and method for drying individually transported articles |
US12931887 |
2011-02-14 |
US08793901B2 |
2014-08-05 |
Wolfgang Hahn |
A transport- and drying line for individual articles, a grouped plurality of articles and/or a plurality of articles transported in a row and/or side by side, the articles at least partially showing humidity and/or liquid drops on their outer surface. The articles are each standing on a link conveyor in an airflow of drying air. A support plane is at least partially permeable for the drying air flow and flow conducting surfaces are arranged at the lower surface of the support plane for the drainage of the humid drying air carrying the liquid removed from the articles to be dried. A method for transporting and drying of individual articles, a grouped plurality of articles and/or a plurality of articles transported in a row and/or side by side whereby the articles at least partially show humidity and/or liquid drops on their outer surface. |
144 |
Alignment assembly for a modular tower dryer |
US13684639 |
2012-11-26 |
US08783444B2 |
2014-07-22 |
David J. Brownmiller |
An alignment and bracing assembly and method of using the same to erect a bucket elevator. The assembly has first and second cross braces that are attached to trunking members of a bucket elevator in spaced relation where a plate is secured to each of the cross braces. The plate includes diagonal sections for additional bracing and in addition alignment openings so that alignment pins can be disposed therethrough to align additional sets of trunking members with one another during the erection process. The alignment pins are also used for the erection of a modular tower dryer. |
145 |
Article transporting device |
US13130175 |
2009-11-06 |
US08708137B2 |
2014-04-29 |
Hideo Yoshioka; Shigeharu Tanii |
The object is to provide an article transporting device in which dust generation can be prevented and in which it is hard for the operator at the operator's transfer location to be injured. The device comprises a reciprocating movable body configured to move in a forward and backward directions on a travel path extending between an operator's transfer location P and a non-operator's transfer location Q, a cover body 22 which partially covers an area above the reciprocating movable body which travels over an entire length of the travel path, an article support 20 connected to the reciprocating movable body by a connecting portion which extends upwardly from the reciprocating movable body and vertically through the slit 24 provided to the cover body, the article support being configured to move above the cover body along a direction of the travel path. The slit is formed such that the connecting portion remains out of contact with the cover body, when the reciprocating movable body moves along the travel path. A flexible and resilient cover 22s which can be elastically deformed is provided in an end forming portion 22E of the cover body which forms an end of the slit on a side of the operator's transfer location. |
146 |
SIDE COVER FOR CONVEYOR |
US13659118 |
2012-10-24 |
US20140110229A1 |
2014-04-24 |
John E. Jorgensen; Alan Z. Hsieh |
A side cover is provided for a conveyor. The side cover includes a first edge and a second edge. The second edge is substantially parallel to the first edge. Further, a magnet is coupled to the first edge. The magnet is configured to couple the side cover to the conveyor. |
147 |
MULTI-CONNECTORS FOR EXTENDABLE CONVEYORS |
US13782744 |
2013-03-01 |
US20130233676A1 |
2013-09-12 |
Anders Stougaard Baek, IV; Allan Falk; Mads Oestergaard; Brian Bondegaard Nielsen |
Multi-connectors for extendable conveyors are disclosed. An example multi-connector to connect an external component to an extendable conveyor is disclosed. The extendable conveyor is to convey articles and includes a base unit, a mechanically extendable section to be supported in a cantilevered manner and to be selectively positioned relative to the base unit, and a conveying surface to convey articles. The conveying surface is to extend at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section. The multi-connector includes a mechanical connection section to mechanically attach the external component, a fastening section to fasten the multi-connector to the extendable conveyor, and a functional/powered connection section to provide at least one of electric power or a vacuum supply to the external component. |
148 |
CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONVEYOR OF PARTICULATE MATERIAL |
US13410492 |
2012-03-02 |
US20130228423A1 |
2013-09-05 |
Dennis R. Maguire |
A mount for operationally positioning a shield assembly above a conveyor belt assembly. The mount comprises a pair of spaced apart brackets attached on each side of the conveyor frame, and a pair of linkages pivotally connecting the brackets to the shield assembly. |
149 |
ALIGNMENT ASSEMBLY FOR A MODULAR TOWER DRYER |
US13684639 |
2012-11-26 |
US20130074354A1 |
2013-03-28 |
David J. Brownmiller |
An alignment and bracing assembly and method of using the same to erect a bucket elevator. The assembly has first and second cross braces that are attached to trunking members of a bucket elevator in spaced relation where a plate is secured to each of the cross braces. The plate includes diagonal sections for additional bracing and in addition alignment openings so that alignment pins can be disposed therethrough to align additional sets of trunking members with one another during the erection process. The alignment pins are also used for the erection of a modular tower dryer. |
150 |
CUP BELT FORK |
US13218769 |
2011-08-26 |
US20130047393A1 |
2013-02-28 |
Floyd McIlroy |
A device for supporting a cup belt conveyor system comprising: a first square tubing; a second square tubing; a middle square tubing joining the first square tubing with the second square tubing; an opening between the first square tubing and the second square tubing; and a series of bolts extending from the first square tubing, where the series of bolts secure the device at the top of a conveyor system and said opening allows the conveyor belt to pass through. |
151 |
ALIGNMENT AND BRACING ASSEMBLY FOR A BUCKET ELEVATOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME |
US13169188 |
2011-06-27 |
US20120325627A1 |
2012-12-27 |
David J. Brownmiller |
An alignment and bracing assembly and method of using the same to erect a bucket elevator. The assembly has first and second cross braces that are attached to trunking members of a bucket elevator in spaced relation where a plate is secured to each of the cross braces. The plate includes diagonal sections for additional bracing and in addition alignment openings so that alignment pins can be disposed therethrough to align additional sets of trunking members with one another during the erection process. |
152 |
Barrel drive mechanism for pallets |
US12199162 |
2008-08-27 |
US08201480B2 |
2012-06-19 |
Noel D. Nichols; Robert R. Hornby |
A rotary drive mechanism is used to insert a pallet into the workzone of a machine tool past the plane the guard doors. Cam barrels are mounted one each on the opposite ends of a pair of opposed drive shafts that are driven by a pair of drive hubs. The cam barrels engage cam followers mounted on the underside of the pallet to drive the pallet into the workzone of the machine tool. The connection between the drive shafts and the drive hubs is separable, allowing the drive shafts to be uncoupled from the drive hubs when desired. The drive hubs are mounted on a hub carrier that is rotatable about a vertical axis to uncouple the drive hubs from the drive shafts and swing the drive hubs out of the plane of the guard doors, allowing the doors to close. |
153 |
Scissors lift guard for a sheet material conveyor |
US12724033 |
2010-03-15 |
US08127919B2 |
2012-03-06 |
Richard D. Harris; Achie B. Russell |
A conveyor lift table for a conveyor system comprises a conveyor including a frame and a plurality of rollers for supporting a load thereon and a lift mechanism connected to one end to said frame and configured to move the conveyor with a load supported thereon from an uppermost position to a lowermost position. A guard assembly is provided that includes plurality of U-shaped panel sections, each of the panel sections defining a successively larger perimeter. The panel section having the smallest perimeter is attached to the conveyor frame. Each panel section is connected to the next larger perimeter panel section by a plurality of slide members so that the guard assembly is configured to telescopically completely enclose the lift mechanism on three sides as it moves between its uppermost and lowermost positions. |
154 |
Article Transporting Device |
US13130175 |
2009-11-06 |
US20110247921A1 |
2011-10-13 |
Hideo Yoshioka; Shigeharu Tanii |
The object is to provide an article transporting device in which dust generation can be prevented and in which it is hard for the operator at the operator's transfer location to be injured. The device comprises a reciprocating movable body configured to move in a forward and backward directions on a travel path extending between an operator's transfer location P and a non-operator's transfer location Q, a cover body 22 which partially covers an area above the reciprocating movable body which travels over an entire length of the travel path, an article support 20 connected to the reciprocating movable body by a connecting portion which extends upwardly from the reciprocating movable body and vertically through the slit 24 provided to the cover body, the article support being configured to move above the cover body along a direction of the travel path. The slit is formed such that the connecting portion remains out of contact with the cover body, when the reciprocating movable body moves along the travel path. A flexible and resilient cover 22s which can be elastically deformed is provided in an end forming portion 22E of the cover body which forms an end of the slit on a side of the operator's transfer location. |
155 |
Check-in system |
US12089267 |
2006-10-05 |
US07934591B2 |
2011-05-03 |
David Pierce Jones |
A check-in system for receiving and transporting luggage from a passenger comprising a conveyor for transporting luggage. The conveyor having a top surface on which luggage is received and which extends from a front end to a rear end, a floor being adjacent to the front end of the conveyor for supporting a passenger. The top surface of the front end of the conveyor is substantially flush with the floor such that luggage may be slid from the floor onto the conveyor. |
156 |
Drive belt guard for a roller conveyor |
US12352105 |
2009-01-12 |
US07882944B1 |
2011-02-08 |
Ronald L. Eubanks; John Erwin Treft |
A belt guard for a drive belt on a roller conveyor system, that can be positioned adjacent the drive belt and between adjacent conveyor rollers to guard the side edges of the drive belt from inadvertent or intentional entanglement of a person's fingers or other body parts or clothing in the rotating rollers and drive belts. A guard assembly is provided having a first and second belt guard members affixed together and disposed on opposite sides of the drive belt. The invention also includes a roller conveying system that has a plurality of the spaced-apart cylindrical rollers, driven by a plurality of a circular drive belt, and a nip guard system having a plurality of nip guard means that guard the nips and/or sides of the revolving drive belts. |
157 |
Slider Bed Conveyor |
US12393103 |
2009-02-26 |
US20100213037A1 |
2010-08-26 |
Mark J. Avery |
The subject invention provides for a slider bed conveyor system that allows for lateral movement of a longitudinally moving conveyor of a fixed length. The system includes a first conveyor section having a first surface that extends between opposing first walls. A second conveyor section is operatively connected with the first conveyor section and includes a second surface that extends between opposing second walls. The first and second conveyor sections support the longitudinally moving conveyor and the second conveyor section is laterally moveable in relation to the first conveyor section. |
158 |
Dust buildup resistant access door and door frame of a bulk material handling system |
US12235124 |
2008-09-22 |
US07735620B2 |
2010-06-15 |
Robert Todd Swinderman |
A bulk material handling system comprising an enclosure, a door frame, and an access door. The door frame is secured to a wall of the enclosure adjacent an access opening. The exterior surface of the door frame is devoid of horizontal surface portions when the enclosure is oriented with the wall of the enclosure in a vertical position. The access door is releasably secured to the door frame and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The exterior surface of the door is devoid of horizontal surface portions when the access door is in the closed position and the enclosure is oriented with the wall of the enclosure in the vertical position. |
159 |
Belt conveyor comprising support stations spaced at a distance from one another |
US12379100 |
2009-02-12 |
US20090200142A1 |
2009-08-13 |
Rene Brunone |
The invention relates to a belt conveyor comprising a longitudinal conveyor belt and a plurality of stations for supporting the conveyor belt distributed longitudinally along said conveyor belt.According to the invention, the conveyor belt comprises a matrix made of a resilient material and a frame embedded in the matrix, and at least some support stations each comprise means for supporting the belt and a framework supported on the ground, the support means being fixed on the framework at a height greater than two meters relative to the ground. The support stations are spaced far apart from one another. The conveyor does not comprise means for supporting the belt between stations. |
160 |
Belt conveyor and method of converting a roller conveyor to a belt conveyor, and retrofit kit |
US11651810 |
2007-01-10 |
US07467708B2 |
2008-12-23 |
Michael Thane McGettigan; David H. Cotter; Kenneth J. Kooistra; Curtis E. LeMay |
A belt conveyor includes spaced-apart opposite sidewalls and at least two rollers positioned along and between the sidewalls defining a zone in which two of the rollers are end rollers located at opposite ends of the zone. A continuous conveying belt is reeved around the rollers and defines a conveying surface between the sidewalls. At least one of the rollers is a driven roller to drive the conveying belt and move articles along the belt conveyor. The conveying belt is initially stretched lengthwise at least 0.75 percent when it is reeved around the rollers. The conveying belt is tracked around the rollers, without a take up device, by engaging with the rollers. End rollers are mounted to axles, each axle extending through and protruding from both sidewalls. Axle retainers may receive the ends the end roller axles and connect the axle ends to their respective sidewalls. The rollers may be driven in response to an article sensor that senses articles on the conveying belt, in order to convey or accumulate articles on the belt conveyor. The belt may be applied as a retrofit to an existing roller conveyor system, and the belt may be incorporated into a kit which may also include replacement end rollers and/or axle retainers for use at either end of a zone. |