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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Johannes Wilhelmus Broers, Oosterblokker, NL;
Wouter Balk, Baambrugge, NL;
Johannes Wilhelmus Broers, Oosterblokker, NL;
Wouter Balk, Baambrugge, NL;
Specialty Conveyor B.V., Zwaag, NL;
Abstract
A conveyor for buffering products comprises at least first and second drivable curved conveyor parts, which are spaced from each other in horizontal direction. At least, the first conveyor part has at least an inner track and an outer track, wherein the outer track is adjacent to the inner track and disposed at the outside bend side of the inner track. The second conveyor part has at least a second conveyor part track, wherein one end of the outer track of the first conveyor part is coupled to one end of the second conveyor part track. An other end of the second conveyor part track is coupled to one end of the inner track of the first conveyor part. The first and second conveyor parts are at least partly helically-shaped.