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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2003
Gijsbertus Johannes Verduijn, Terheijden, NL;
Leonardus Adrianus Cornelissen, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Gijsbertus Johannes Verduijn, Terheijden, NL;
Leonardus Adrianus Cornelissen, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Rexnord FlatTop Europe B.V., GV'S-Gravenzande, NL;
Abstract
A guide bend segment () for a modular conveyor chain, comprising a profile from plastic material with a substantially flat upper side () extending along an axis proceeding in a curved manner with a guide face in which at least one guide is formed for guiding the modules of a modular conveyor chain, in which profile, adjacent the guide, magnets (A,B) are included for pulling body parts of successive modules () of the chain to be guided against the upper side through cooperation with hinge pins () of the modular conveyor chain, wherein the at least one guide comprises two grooves (A,B) proceeding in the longitudinal direction of the profile, so that the profile, adjacent the guide plane at the location of the guide has a substantially E-shaped cross section with a central projection () located between the grooves and legs located outside the grooves, on an inside bend side and an outside bend side of the projection, respectively, and that in the legs (A,B), magnets are included.