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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
Massimo Bellezza, Rivoli, IT;
Massimo Bellezza, Rivoli, IT;
CPM S.p.A., Turin, IT;
Abstract
The integrated conveyor system has a number of independent powered modules (), each having a pair of rails (), and powered belt () stretched in the transverse space defined between the pair of rails and forming a continuous support and guide structure and along which run a number of trucks are moved by the belt of each module along the rails. The conveyor system also includes a number of modules having no powered belt, a push module () having a powered belt and a brake module () having a nonpowered belt; the trucks having stop means for forming, a train of mutually contacting trucks between the push module and the brake module, and pushed by the powered belt of the push module.