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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Allen Ferguson, LaVergne, TN (US);
Dwayne Becknell, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198744 ; 198742 ;
Abstract
A transmission assembly capable of driving a dishwasher conveyor at different speeds to accommodate different needs, without requiring a multiple speed motor. Moreover, speed adjustments can be made without stopping the conveyor and without any risk of damage to the motor. Adjustments are effected by varying the radial distance between a driven member and an axis about which the drive assembly pivots. A detent arrangement provides a positive indication that the speed is set at a particular setting corresponding to a particular radial distance.