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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1988
Wasyly G Hodlewsky, Greendale, WI (US);
Rexnord Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A conveyor assembly comprises a frame having a longitudinal axis, a drive shaft rotatably supported by the frame and extending generally perpendicular to the axis, and a plurality of drive sprockets mounted on the drive shaft for rotation therewith, all of the sprockets being axially movable relative to the drive shaft. The assembly also comprises a conveyor belt driven along the axis by the sprockets, the belt having a width measured along a line extending generally perpendicular to the axis. The assembly also comprises a center fingered transfer plate fixed to the frame, a first outer fingered transfer plate which is located on one side of the center plate and which is movable relative to the frame along a line extending generally perpendicular to the axis, and a second outer fingered transfer plate which is located on the other side of the center plate and which is movable relative to the frame along a line extending generally perpendicular to the axis.