Keith Manufacturing Co.

Scott Delamarter

Daniel W Jackson

Randall Mark Foster

Nathan Keeley

Victor Matthews

James Prentice Drago

Michael Christopher House

A roll-formed steel slat for use in a reciprocating floor slat conveyor system. The roll-formed steel slat is formed in a manner so as to have an upper, load-carrying surface, and a pair of downwardly depending side legs. Each side leg terminates in a foot. One foot is vertically offset from the other to provide a 'hold-down' function that prevents the slat from vertically rising as the slat reciprocates back-and-forth.

Attachment plate for all-steel reciprocating floor slat system

All-steel reciprocating floor slat system

A conveyor comprises laterally spaced apart lifting/holding slats () and laterally spaced apart conveying slats () between the lifting/holding slats (). The conveying slats () are advanced in a first direction for conveying a load and are retracted in a second direction for returning them to a start position. The lifting/holding slats () have lower portions () which reciprocate and upper portions () which move up and down. Cams () operate in response to longitudinal movement of the lower slat members () to raise and lower the upper slat members (). One end of the upper slat members () is connected to a fixed structure (') by a pivoting link () which pivots to permit up and down movement of the slat member () while preventing lengthwise movement of the slat member (). The cams () are adapted to lift the upper slat member () when the lower slat member () is slid lengthwise towards the fixed ends of the upper slat members (), and to permit a downward movement of the upper slat members () in response to movement of the lower slat members () in the opposite direction.

Lifting/holding slats for a slat conveyor

A reciprocating slat conveyor includes a plurality of side-by-side support beams () and conveyor slats () which fit onto the support beam (). The support beams () are constructed from metal. The conveyor slats () are constructed from plastic. In one embodiment (FIGS.-) the plastic slats () are snapped fit onto the support beams (). In some other embodiments (FIGS.and) the conveyor slats () are slid lengthwise onto the support beams ().

Reciprocating slat conveyors

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Madras, OR, United States of America

Scott Delamarter