FI108714B - Roller conveyor - Google Patents

Description

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TRACK ROLLER

The invention relates to a roller track comprising spaced apart profiled frame beams, rollers 5 attached between the frame beams, a general fastener for profiling having a locking member for securing the roller legs, supports and / or other parts of the roller track.

Roller tracks are used to move different products from one place to another. Such movable products are, for example, boxes, wood products, plastic products, etc. The roller tracks are either free-rotating rollers I, weight-powered rollers or motor driven rollers. Roller tracks are mounted on supports or feet so that they stand on the feet of the floor, hang from the ceiling on the supports or are supported by another support. These supports, feet 15 or the like, are fixed to the webs of the web. In addition, a roller rail often also has a handrail or handrails, an end stop and extensions.

Known roller wheels have several disadvantages. When the roller tracks are fixedly placed on the feet, the height adjustment of the roller track 20 is not possible or is minimal. In other roller tracks, the feet are fixedly fixed with a screw / bolt connection, which requires drilling an additional mounting hole at the feet. The leg adjustment cannot be done steplessly but step by step. If height adjustment can be made, in most cases, at least two men will be required for installation and adjustment work and several tools will have to be used. ·, '·· The minimum height is the height of the feet, and if there is an adjustment, the adjustment is over a certain basic height. Thus, the minimum height is often: T: too high. In addition, installation is slow and expensive.

30 In addition to the legs, various accessories such as ____: handrails, stops and extensions are attached to the rollers. Nowadays, these outfits must ... be permanently attached to the roller beam with their own bracket. Obtaining and storing a number of different fasteners increases costs and costs; room. Attaching these accessories is slow and expensive; 35 working hours.

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It is an object of the invention to provide a roller track which eliminates the drawbacks associated with existing roller tracks. In particular, it is an object of the invention to provide a roller track for which the roller track and its accessories are easy and quick to install and adjust, and only one tool and one fastener are required for installation. It is a further object of the invention to provide a roller track whose roller track and its parts can be steplessly adjusted in height and inclination. It is a further object of the invention to provide a roller track where it is easy to attach other products or devices in the vicinity of the roller track.

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The object of the invention is achieved by a roller track which is characterized by what is claimed.

In the roller conveyor of the invention, the universal fastener comprises a lattice fastening portion to be mounted on the profile of the frame beam to which the locking member is attached, by means of which the locking member is adjustably secured to the frame beam and mounted and secured at different angles. Such a fastening member is easily positioned and secured within the profile of the beam 20. Thus, the shape and properties of the web beams are utilized in the roller web according to the invention. The universal bracket according to the invention can be secured to the profile of the frame beam simply because it partially enters the profile. It is easily adjustable • for different roll positions, so the parts i.i i 25 attached to it are easily adjustable with respect to the roll path.

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a universal bracket can be used to easily and simply attach a variety of related parts or accessories, such as legs, T-brackets, handrails, end stops or the like.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the profile of the web beams is a C profile. This gives a number of advantages, the most important of which is the lightness of the profile, its cost-effectiveness and the fact that such a profile is easily 'f, made of a suitable universal fastener which is easy and quick to install. The C-profile as a support beam is used as both a base frame, a handrail and, in some cases, as a foot material. ';, The roller track can be used as a barrier or as a barrier, even if no additional barrier was obtained. In this case, the roller track is turned 3 108714! simply upside down, whereby the protruding part of its C-profile acts as a handrail. When installing a roller conveyor, the minimum number of parts required is reduced, which reduces storage and handling costs. Adjustment and installation in one tool 5 is quick and simple.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the ends of the fastener portion of the universal bracket are rounded, and the fastening portion can be mounted and fastened at different angles to the profile of the frame beam. Thus, the universal bracket 10 can be easily and simply mounted at a desired angle with respect to the roller track and frame beam. This allows the roller track and its associated parts and fittings to be secured to the desired position, which may also be an oblique position.

The invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. Figure 4 is a side elevation view of the roller leg; Figure 5 is a side elevation view of the rail; '' Figure 6 shows the end stop mounted on the roller track obliquely from the side: ·: · 25,. * ·: Fig. 7 shows the roller track j when connecting one module to another • · · · ... · module, and v: Figures 8a and 8b show the roller cross section in different positions.

30 In the embodiment of Figure 1, the roller track includes spaced apart ....: frame members 1 spaced apart, rollers 2 rotatably attached therebetween. universal brackets 3 located in the profile of the support beams and with these '·' universal brackets the legs 4, handrails 5 and: end stops 7 are attached to the roller track. The roller track assemblies are assembled from a plurality of interconnected modules of Figure 35. are built using these basic components.

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In the embodiment shown in the figures, the profile of the roller support beams 1 is a C profile and this profile is outwardly in the roller structure. Roller track rollers are conventionally attached to these support beams.

In the case shown in Fig. 2, the universal fastener 3 is in the form of a flat piece whose ends are rounded. The width of the universal bracket is such that it can be mounted inside the middle of the C-profile beam, after which it is turned, for example, into a position according to Fig. 2 with flat sides perpendicular and rounded ends above and below 10. As shown in Figure 3, the universal fasteners 3 can be placed at a desired angle with the frame beam and with the roller track. The universal bracket can be rotated inside the beam before locking. Thus, the same universal bracket can be installed in different directions. In addition, one and the same universal fastener is used to secure all parts of the roller track and other fittings 15 to the roller track.

In addition to the flat part, the universal fastener includes a locking part 8, which in this embodiment is a projection with an inner hole 9. The locking member allows the legs or other equipment to be secured at desired points and the roller track 20 to be mounted at the desired height. In addition, parts or fittings can be easily and simply removed from the roller track.

In the embodiment of Figures 2 and 3, the foot 4 is secured there; '' in the hole and tightened in a known manner with a clamping member thereto. At the same time: 25 universal brackets are attached to the frame beam. · / · As shown: universal fasteners can be installed anywhere on the roller profile and can also be retrofitted. The bracket: ':': makes the necessary adjustments steplessly.

Figure 4 shows the attachment of the foot 4 to the roller beam frame 1 by means of a universal bracket 2. The foot can be moved infinitely relative to the universal bracket so the roller track height can be infinitely adjusted. In addition, the angle of the foot can be adjusted to about 50 ° in both directions relative to the roller track. Such an adjustable foot can also be retrofitted to the roll web frame without having to cut the roll web between the two modules.

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As shown in Fig. 5, the handrail 5 is secured to the roll bar frame beam 1 by utilizing universal brackets 2. The purpose of the handrail is to guide the product to be moved in the correct direction or to prevent the product from falling off the roll web. The handrail can be fixed either as a fixed cover or 5 adjustable cover. Adjustability is achieved by handrail bars 10 and 11. The handrail bars are secured at one end by a universal bracket to the frame beam and at the other by a universal bracket to a railing bar having the same C profile. The first handrail bar is a straight bar and the second handrail bar 11 has the shape of a truncated U. The straight railing bar 1 10 acts as a joint at one end of the adjustable railing with one end pivoting on the other railing bar. Such handrails can be used to adjust the handrail horizontally as well as vertically, utilizing the adjustment features of the universal fastener. The adjustable handrail can also be retrofitted to the roller frame frame without the need to cut the roller track between two modules.

Figure 6 shows the attachment of the end stop 6 to the roller track. The end stop is secured to the roll web frame by means of an extension 12 on both sides of the frame beam. The stop can be attached to the frame 20 using one tool. The stop is fixed and located at the end of the roller track. The purpose of the end stop is to prevent the objects being transported from falling off the web and to stop the products being moved at the end of the web. The end stop height, distance to the end and the angle to the roller track are infinitely adjustable.

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Figure 7 shows the attachment of the various modules of the roller track by means of an extension piece 12. The extension piece is fixed to the ends of both: T: roller tracks so that it is within the profiles of the frame beams facing each other. The same tool as the other actuators is required for securing the extension piece 30. The position of the joint is infinitely adjustable on the roller track, ···. in the longitudinal direction.

Figures 8a and 8b show the use of a roller track in different positions. In the embodiment of Figure 35 8a, the roller conveyor can be used without handrails, whereby it can be used for transporting e.g. In this case an adjustable handrail can be attached to the frame, 6 108714! allowing the handrails to extend beyond the frame. When the roller track is rotated to the position shown in Fig. 8b, the support beams 1 are on the sides of the roller track and form the handrails. No additional handrails are required.

The invention is not limited to the preferred embodiment shown, but may vary within the scope of the inventive idea of the claims.

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Claims (3)

A roller track comprising spaced-apart, profiled frame beams (1), rollers (2) fixed between the frame beams, a general mounting bracket (3) for profiling, with a locking part (8) for the roller legs 5 (4), supports and / or other for fastening the roller track components, characterized in that the universal fastener (3) comprises a flat fastening part to be mounted on the frame beam profile, to which the locking element (8) is fixed, and by means of in the corners. Roller conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that the profile of the roller beams (1) is a C profile. Roller track according to Claim 1, characterized in that the ends of the fastening part of the universal fastener (3) are rounded. • · g 108714