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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
May. 23, 2006
Eric Lemaistre, Octeville-sur-Mer, FR;
Alain Charpentier, Octeville-sur-Mer, FR;
Cyril Savary, Octeville-sur-Mer, FR;
Eric Lemaistre, Octeville-sur-Mer, FR;
Alain Charpentier, Octeville-sur-Mer, FR;
Cyril Savary, Octeville-sur-Mer, FR;
Sidel Participations, Octeville sur-Mer, FR;
Abstract
A rail element conveys suspended objects, such as bottles or preforms. The rail element includes two guide rails which are separated by a pre-defined distance and which form lateral support surfaces for the objects being conveyed along a conveyor passageway, such as preform sub-neck guides. A helically-curved conveyor section consists of a frame on which the guide rails are helically arranged. At least one guide rail includes a flat band that can be removed from the frame.