Title:
ELEVATOR OR CONVEYOR DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS6265811
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A conveyor or elevator system of the type that comprises a series of buckets (10) supported by a driven chain (15) or the like to move the buckets (10) along a predetermined path. It is desirable in such systems to have the buckets (10) arranged close together and very often the buckets are interlocked or overlapped. It is also desirable to enable the buckets (10) to be maintained in a substantially horizontal attitude at all times. The invention enables these objects to be achieved. In Figure 4 is shown a bucket elevator in which a continuous driven chain (15) supports inter-engaging buckets (10) on swinging links (12). The links (12) carry rollers (11) which travel along guidance tracks (27,27a,27b,27c,27d) which diverge at bends from a track (26) which guides the chain (15). Thus the buckets (10) pass around a curve of greater radius than the chain due to movement of the swinging links (27) and will separate and remain horizontal.
Inventors:
JIYOOJI TERA GOUGU
Application Number:
JP17545286A
Publication Date:
March 25, 1987
Filing Date:
July 25, 1986
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GOUGU & CO HANRII LTD
International Classes:
B65G17/16; B65G17/12; B65G17/18; B65G17/48; B65G47/38; B65G47/40; (IPC1-7): B65G17/16; B65G17/18; B65G47/38
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Nobuyuki Shima (3 others)