CAROUSEL CONVEYOR Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: metallurgy. SUBSTANCE: conveyor has closed ring made of magnetic material and hollow shaft coupled with rotary drive through hollow brackets. Upper and lower planes of ring in cross section are made curvilinear with sloping from axis of section towards its edges with riffled surface and are coated with cermet permeable to air. Space formed between riffled surface and coating is sealed over ring circumference and is placed in communication with source of heated compressed air. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 2 dwg