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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Rolf Peter Beyer, Buchloe, DE;
WF Logistik GmbH, Landsberg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a deflecting arrangement having a first deflecting element ( ) for deflecting conveyable-article carriers ( ), and having a second deflecting element ( ) for deflecting an endless drive belt ( ) for driving the conveyable-article carriers ( ) in an overhead conveying arrangement, the deflecting arrangement ( ′) forming one of two deflecting stations around which the endless drive belt ( ), which is driven for movement, runs as a loop, and the endless drive belt ( ) being guided along the route region from deflecting station to deflecting station for carrying along conveyable-article carriers along the conveying route of the overhead conveying arrangement. For the purpose of adjusting the tensioning of the drive belt ( ), the second deflecting element ( ) is arranged on a mount ( ) such that it can be displaced relative to the first deflecting element ( ).