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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Torsten H Lindbom, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C / ; B61C / ; F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104165 ; 104170 ; 105100 ; 105130 ; 74200 ;
Abstract
An endless loop conveyor system is disclosed wherein a plurality of carriers are moved to one or more work stations and one or more buffer stations so that a product may be assembled on each carrier at the work stations. Power is extracted from a continuously moving belt by holding the belt against a power wheel with an L-shaped member. A variable ratio transmission having a pair of power transmitting wheels, one contacting the power wheel, the other contacting a drive wheel, uses the extracted power to accelerate or decelerate each carrier depending on the locations of contact. A non-contacting position is provided for rest at a work station.