CONVEYOR WITH IMPROVED CLEANING CAPABILITIES

Title:

CONVEYOR WITH IMPROVED CLEANING CAPABILITIES

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/006851

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A conveyor with enhanced cleanability includes a belt for conveying objects above a floor and having a forward run and a return run. A conveyor bed for supporting the belt provides an upper support for supporting the forward run of the belt and a lower support for supporting a return run of the belt. The upper support is adapted for moving toward and away from the lower support, including when the conveyor belt is sectioned into first and second portions corresponding to the forward run and the return run. A conveyor is also mounted in a cantilevered fashion, such as by embedding posts in a curable material forming a base for supporting the conveyor. Related methods are also disclosed.

Inventors:

LAYNE JAMES L (US)
WARD LEWIS W (US)
THOMAS B KEITH (US)
BARBOUR SCOTT DAYTON (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2012/045895

Publication Date:

March 14, 2013

Filing Date:

July 09, 2012

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SPAN TECH LLC (US)
LAYNE JAMES L (US)
WARD LEWIS W (US)
THOMAS B KEITH (US)
BARBOUR SCOTT DAYTON (US)

International Classes:

B65G21/10; B65G15/00

Foreign References:

JPH1120916A	1999-01-26
US4261460A	1981-04-14
US6585110B2	2003-07-01
JP2002114351A	2002-04-16