CHAIN WHEEL FOR APRON CONVEYOR Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC B65G23/06 B65G17/12 B65G17/22 B65G17/34 B65G17/44 

FIELD: transportation, packaging and storage of goods.

SUBSTANCE: chain wheel (10; 20) for driving or diverting conveyor chain (1) of apron conveyor (50) including transport plates releasably connectable via plurality of chain connecting parts (9) to conveyor chain (1). Chain wheel comprises disc (11; 71) including lateral face (11'); plurality of teeth (13; 23) arranged peripherally offset over lateral face (11'); plurality of bearing faces (19; 29) arranged peripherally offset over lateral face (11') between two adjacently situated teeth (13; 23) and configured to support chain connecting parts (9); and plurality of sinks (12) arranged peripherally offset over lateral face (11') between adjacently situated bearing face (19) and tooth (13).

EFFECT: making a chain wheel with a low overall height.

16 cl, 7 dwg