CONVEYOR Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: materials handling; conveyors. SUBSTANCE: conveyor has fixed frame made up of two coaxial brackets, shafts of outer and inner groups located at different distance from bracket axis at angle to axis. Each group has at least three shaft with endless closed flexible strip passed over shafts along spiral line with opposite direction of strip winding on outer and inner groups of shafts. Conveyor has also shaft drive. Displacement of strip on outer group shafts relative to axis of brackets is equal to and is different in direction of displacement of strip on shafts of inner group. Its value is less than width of strip which is made of different materials to provide processing of transported material. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 3 dwg