MULTIDRIVE SLAT-TYPE CONVEYOR Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: conveyors; transportation of loose materials. SUBSTANCE: multidrive slat-type conveyor has two-chain drive circuit vertically closed on driving and tensioning sprockets, carrying member made up of box-section slats, support rollers and frame. Conveyor has also additional two-chain circuits arranged in series and non-drive chain circuit closed on head and tensioning sprockets and arranged along central longitudinal axis of conveyor. Box-section slats are fixed on non-drive chain circuit and are provided with flanged outwards horizontal edges freely fitted on upper runs of drive chain circuits; head and tensionings sprockets of non-drive chain circuit are freely fitted, respectively, on last axle of driving sprocket in direction of load motion and on axle of tensioning sprockets of first drive circuit. Supports rollers are fixed on upper and lower parts of conveyor frame. Upper runs of drive chain circuits are freely fitted on upper support rollers. Flanged horizontal edges of slats of slat member lower run are freely fitted on lower support rollers. Lower runs of drive circuits are located on flanged horizontal edges of slats of lower run of slat member. Lower support rollers have ribs installed for engagement with inner surfaces of box-section slats of slat member. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 3 dwg