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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
May. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Agfa Graphics NV, Mortsel, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AGFA NV, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B65H 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/007 (2013.01); B65H 5/224 (2013.01); B65H 2404/25 (2013.01); B65H 2513/40 (2013.01); B65H 2555/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A belt step conveyor system includes a moving belt gripper mounted on a linear movement system to convey the conveyor belt rotating about a plurality of pulleys in successive distance movements while the moving belt gripper engages the conveying belt and the moving belt gripper is moved from a home position to an end position by linear movement system. The conveyor belt is stagnant by engaging a stagnating belt gripper while the moving belt gripper moves back to its home position, else the stagnating belt gripper releases the conveyor belt.