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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2003
John H. Jaynes, Commerce, MI (US);
David M. Stewart, Livonia, MI (US);
Christopher L. Audia, Belleville, MI (US);
Kelsey R. Schell, Brighton, MI (US);
Robert H. Kubsik, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Melvin Edwards, Livonia, MI (US);
John H. Jaynes, Commerce, MI (US);
David M. Stewart, Livonia, MI (US);
Christopher L. Audia, Belleville, MI (US);
Kelsey R. Schell, Brighton, MI (US);
Robert H. Kubsik, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Melvin Edwards, Livonia, MI (US);
Jervis B. Webb Company, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for transporting articles along a treatment path in a treatment area. The conveyor system includes a conveyor and a plurality of pendulums. The conveyor includes first and second drive segments laterally spaced from and parallel to one another. The pendulums include first pendulums moving along the first drive segment and second pendulums moving along the second drive segments in aligned and opposed pairs. Further features of the invention include a guide assembly having a first element coupled to move with a carrier assembly and a second element engaging the first element to stabilize the rotational orientation of the carrier assembly. Other features of the present invention include a conveyor system configuration that facilitates transportation of articles about horizontal curves as well as a unique pendulum configuration particularly suited for use with the invention.