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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
May. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean Couzy, Pont St Esprit, FR;
Michel Marchand, Funtenay le Fleury, FR;
Assignee:
Compagnie Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires, Velizy Villacoublay, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
451245 ; 451300 ; 451296 ; 451312 ;
Abstract
For conveying in single file and in a lying position substantially cylindrical objects such as nuclear fuel pellets (P) in a substantially horizontal, non-linear path, a conveying system (20) is proposed, which comprises an endless belt (26) running over pulleys having substantially vertical axes. Regulatable guides (44) maintain the objects laterally on the upper edge (30) of the endless belt (26).