DEVICE FOR MOVEMENT OF ENDLESS CONVEYOR CHAINS Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC B65G17/12 B65G23/16 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: device includes conveyor chains; guides; engine and drive with drive sprocket. Each conveyor chain is made in the form of interconnected links. Estimated number of joints of links is equipped with rollers with elongated pins. Guide is made in the form of a rigid C-shaped section in the cross-section tightly embracing the conveyor chain. Elongated parts of pins of rollers protrude from opening of C-shaped profile. Each guide is made with a break for the drive installation in the form of a drive chain mechanism, which is fixed on the base and is made in the form of two chain transmissions. Inner part of each chain transmission is limited by U-shaped box with its box fixed on the base and turned by its open part inside. Outer part of each chain transmission is equipped with chain tensioner. Chain of each chain transmission is equipped with grippers. Distance between grippers is equal to distance between rollers of conveyor chain. Grips are made with possibility of two-sided gripping and movement of rollers.

EFFECT: providing compact device for movement of endless conveyor chains with smooth uniform movement in different planes without using guide sprockets.

7 cl, 7 dwg