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Patent No.:

US 10414594 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2018

Chain conveyor

Applicant:

Joy Global Underground Mining Llc, Warrendale, PA (US);

Inventors:

Aaron Philip Walker, Evans City, PA (US);

Christopher George Stewart, Oil City, PA (US);

Assignee:

Joy Global Underground Mining LLC, Warrendale, PA (US);

Attorney:

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Primary Examiner:

William R Harp

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 19/20 (2006.01); B65G 19/24 (2006.01); B65G 19/08 (2006.01); B65G 17/40 (2006.01); E21C 35/20 (2006.01); B65G 21/20 (2006.01); B65G 17/06 (2006.01); B65G 19/18 (2006.01); E21F 13/06 (2006.01); B65G 17/44 (2006.01); B65G 23/06 (2006.01); B65G 17/26 (2006.01); B65G 21/12 (2006.01); E21C 25/34 (2006.01); E21C 31/06 (2006.01); B65G 23/08 (2006.01); B65G 23/22 (2006.01); B65G 19/26 (2006.01); B65G 19/22 (2006.01); E21C 31/12 (2006.01); B65G 17/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 19/20 (2013.01); B65G 17/06 (2013.01); B65G 17/26 (2013.01); B65G 17/40 (2013.01); B65G 17/44 (2013.01); B65G 19/08 (2013.01); B65G 19/18 (2013.01); B65G 19/205 (2013.01); B65G 19/24 (2013.01); B65G 21/12 (2013.01); B65G 21/2045 (2013.01); B65G 23/06 (2013.01); B65G 23/08 (2013.01); B65G 23/22 (2013.01); E21C 25/34 (2013.01); E21C 31/06 (2013.01); E21C 35/20 (2013.01); E21F 13/066 (2013.01); B65G 17/38 (2013.01); B65G 19/22 (2013.01); B65G 19/26 (2013.01); B65G 2201/045 (2013.01); B65G 2207/48 (2013.01); B65G 2812/0295 (2013.01); B65G 2812/0297 (2013.01); E21C 31/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some aspects, a conveyor chain includes a first link, a second link, and a coupler link coupled between the first link and the second link. The first link includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion oriented parallel to and laterally spaced apart from the first portion. The first portion includes a first sprocket-engaging pin protruding laterally, and the second portion includes a second sprocket-engaging pin protruding laterally. The second link includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first sprocket-engaging portion protruding laterally, and the second portion includes a second sprocket-engaging portion protruding laterally. A flight bar is positioned adjacent an end of the first sprocket-engaging portion of the first link.

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