ZIGZAG CHUTE Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC B65G11/08 B65G43/08 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: zigzag chute comprises a load-carrying structure with a cargo storage located in its lower part, a winch with a drive, a flexible traction connected to the winch, and sections suspended to the bearing structure, located one under the other, connected to each other by means of horizontal axes and made in the form of trays fixedly connected to the traction of the lower tray, upper ones – with possibility of vertical movement of traction relative to trays and with displacement of connection from the middle of each lower located tray towards axis connecting it with adjacent upper tray. Chute is equipped with voltage setter, electric adapter, cable tension sensor fixed on flexible traction, controlled by vibration exciter installed on lower tray lower surface, and an adjustable threshold element, the working input of which is connected through an adapter to the force sensor, and the control input is directly to the setter, wherein the output of the threshold element is connected to the control input of the vibration exciter.

EFFECT: increasing the operational reliability of the chute.

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