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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2008
Walter Reist, Hinwil, CH;
Walter Reist, Hinwil, CH;
WRH Walter Reist Holding AG, Ermatingen, CH;
Abstract
A conveying system include a guiding channel () with at least one conveyor unit () that is guided inside it and may be moved along it and a drive unit () for driving at least one conveyor unit (). The conveyor unit () includes a series of several links which, when viewed in the axial direction, have a first joint element () at their first end and a second joint element () at their second end, respectively. The first and second joint elements () are formed in a mutually corresponding manner and, as a result, the conveyor unit () is provided for transmitting pushing forces. The drive unit includes at least one roller body () consisting of a plurality of rollers (), wherein the rollers () can be conveyed in a circular orbit () by a roller drive ().