Rexnord Flattop Europe B.v.

Cambridge International, Inc.

Remco Van Der Ende

Cornelis Hendrik Mijndert Menke

George Howard Messick, Jr

Thomas O Perdue

Leonardus Adrianus Catharinus Cornelissen

George H Messick

Melody Elizabeth Fernaays

Daniele Coen

Melody E Fernaays

Jacobus Hendrik Hofland

Modular conveyor chain, comprising a number of successive, mutually hingedly connected modules. The modules each comprise a link portion made of sheet metal that has a body part that forms a conveying surface. The body part is provided with a centrally located coupling piece on one side thereof, and a pair of interspaced coupling pieces on an opposite side thereof that include an interspace in between. The coupling pieces of successive modules cooperate to form a hinge assembly because the centrally located coupling piece of a link portion is received in the interspace between the interspaced coupling pieces of a link portion of a successive module, and because a hinge pin extends through aligned receiving spaces of the cooperating coupling pieces. The modular conveyor chain further includes a plastic bearing element received between the centrally located coupling piece and the hinge pin. The hinge pin has a substantially constant cross section, and a central portion of the hinge pin is provided with a bearing element that has a closed cross section and extends along the hinge pin at the location of the central coupling element only. Opposing ends of the hinge pins are each provided with an end cap that includes a mantle portion that extends along the hinge pin at the location of an interspaced coupling piece only, and a radially inwardly extending flange portion that cooperates with an end face of the hinge pin.

Modular conveyor chain

A flatwire conveyor belt assembly includes pickets defining a leading link and a trailing link, wherein adjacent pickets are coupled with a cross-rod that extends through openings formed in the leading link and in the trailing link of adjacent pickets. Top plates are coupled to the pickets and define a conveying surface.

Modular top flatwire conveyor belt systems and methods

An injection molded plastic chain module comprising a substantially elongate conveying body and a hinge structure located at a bottom side of the module for hingedly connecting a front and a rear side of the module with adjacent modules. The conveying body comprises two wing shaped portions extending laterally away from the hinge structure, and comprising a respective top plate portion that defines a part of a supporting surface for supporting products to be transported, wherein each of said top plate portions has a thickness of less than &#x2153; of the total thickness of the respective wing shaped portion. Further, each wing shaped portion comprises one or more downwardly extending supporting wall portions for supporting the respective top plate portion. The module may merely consist of a plurality of relatively thin plate and/or wall portions, preferably all having a substantially equal thickness.

Conveyor system, modular conveyor chain and injection molded plastic chain module

A transfer device (), comprising a carrier () including a number of mutually spaced-apart, substantially parallel extending transfer fingers () that in use reach into grooves () between ribs () on a conveying surface of a grooved conveyor belt (). Back parts () of the fingers form a comb shaped part () of a substantially planar slide-over surface () of the transfer device. The carrier further includes a conveyor guide track () that is lowered with respect to the slide over surface and that extends transversely to the fingers, and that in use is provided with a cross conveyor belt () movable in a conveying direction transversely to the fingers, so that a conveying surface () of the cross conveyor belt forms a conveying part () of the slide-over surface that is substantially contiguous to and flush with the comb shaped part (). At a side opposite to the fingers the carrier further includes a hinge connection () extending transversely to the fingers, and being spaced apart from the fingers. Further, the carrier includes support surfaces that in is use are supported on the grooved conveyor belt.

Transfer device, conveyor system including a transfer device and method of transferring conveyed products

A sprocket wheel built up from at least two synthetic wheel parts (), comprising a hub part (), a gear ring () and a body part () connecting the hub part and gear ring, having a central plane forming a plane of symmetry of the body part, at least one fastener housing () divided over the two wheel parts, having a fastener hole () extending along a centerline situated in the central plane, for receiving a fastener (), and, at least one gear ring opening () extending through the gear ring, situated in line with the fastener hole, characterized in that the body part comprises a recess () accessible from a side of the body part to a fastener, which recess is situated in line between the gear ring opening and the fastener housing and whose passage towards the fastener housing is greater than the passage of the gear ring opening ().

Divisible sprocket wheel

The invention relates to a module for a modular conveyor, comprising a body part extending transversely to a direction, having a substantially closed, flat top surface and a bottom. On the top surface, a receiving provision is provided for coupling a mounting frame. The receiving provision is provided with one or more stop elements projecting relative to the top surface, with each stop element provided with a flange. The mounting frame is provided with one or more wings, with each wing configured to engage under a respective flange upon placement of the mounting frame on the receiving provision. The receiving provision and the mounting frame are configured for placement of the mounting frame on the module and removal from the module, respectively, in an insertion direction which is directed substantially transversely to the directions.

Assembly of a module and a mounting frame for a modular conveyor, module and mounting frame configured for use in such an assembly and conveyor comprising such an assembly

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