JP6251707B2 - Bucket conveyor and bucket - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is wound around a plurality of rotating bodies that are supported by shafts that are parallel to each other, and the driving rotation of one of the plurality of rotating bodies is transmitted to another rotating body. The present invention relates to a bucket conveyor in which a large number of buckets are connected endlessly via an annular body for power transmission that rotates in a rotating manner, and a bucket used in the bucket conveyor.

  As a bucket conveyor in which a large number of buckets are connected endlessly via an annular body wound around a plurality of rotating bodies, the one described in Patent Document 1 below is known.

  The bucket conveyor described in Patent Document 1 is one in which a large number of buckets are connected endlessly via a link chain (annular body) wound around a plurality of sprockets (rotating bodies). Along with the rotation of the link chain by one drive rotation, a large number of buckets connected endlessly rotate.

  The bucket is integrally molded using a synthetic resin material, and includes a storage concave portion that stores a conveyed product, and connecting portions that are provided at both front and rear ends of the storage concave portion, and is adjacent in the front-rear direction. The ones are connected to each other through a connecting part.

  One of the connecting portions is provided on the rear end side of the bucket on two (a pair of) plate-like connecting bodies (both side walls 1d) provided so as to protrude rearward from the side wall of the bucket. The other is provided on the front end side of the bucket, and the buckets are rotatably connected to each other by inserting a connecting rod through bucket connecting holes provided in both connecting portions.

  In the plate-like connector, the width between the inner surfaces of the plate-like connector is the same as or slightly wider than the width between the outer surfaces of the bucket side walls. The bucket side wall is inserted so that the plate-like connector and the bucket side wall overlap in the thickness direction.

  Further, the upper end of the plate-like connecting body is set to the same height as the upper end of the bucket side wall and the upper end of the bucket rear wall of the adjacent bucket, and further connected to this bucket from the bucket front wall of the bucket. The bucket rear walls of adjacent buckets are made continuous so that leakage of the conveyed product can be prevented.

Japanese Patent No. 5052445

  However, in the prior art described in Patent Literature 1, when the buckets connected adjacent to each other rotate in a direction in which the front end of the bucket side wall of one bucket and the bucket front wall of the other bucket approach each other, The problem of crushing the conveyed product pushed into the rear end direction of the bucket side wall by the bucket front wall between the bucket front wall and the rear end of the bucket side wall, and if the conveyed item is hard, There was a problem that the bucket itself was damaged.

  This invention makes it an example of a subject to cope with such a problem. That is, it is possible to protect the conveyed item during the operation of the bucket conveyor and prevent the conveyed item from being crushed or cracked, thereby preventing the waste of the conveyed item, preventing the bucket from being damaged by the conveyed item, etc. It is an object of the invention.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has the following configuration.

  A plurality of buckets are connected endlessly via connecting rods, and are bucket conveyors wound around a plurality of rotating bodies, the buckets having a thickness direction parallel to the axis of the rotating bodies. A pair of side walls disposed opposite to each other in the thickness direction, one end wall disposed so as to extend over one end side of the pair of side walls, with the thickness direction being perpendicular to the pair of side walls, the one end wall, and the The other end wall that faces in the thickness direction and extends across the other end of the both side walls, the pair of side walls, the one end wall, and the bottom portion that extends across the other end wall, and the bottom And the opening formed by the ends of the pair of side walls and one end wall and the other end wall so as to face each other in the radial direction of the rotating body, and the thickness direction is the same as the thickness direction of the pair of side walls A pair of plate-like connecting bodies projecting in the bucket direction connected in the winding direction from the one end wall, and provided on the one end wall side and the other end wall side, respectively, and adjacent to each other in the winding direction. A connecting portion that rotatably connects the one end wall side and the other end wall side of the matching buckets to the same connecting rod, and the pair of plate-like connecting bodies are provided on the pair of side walls. The width between the inner surfaces facing each other in the thickness direction is greater than the width between the outer surfaces of the pair of side walls, and the opening is an end portion of the pair of side walls. A part or all of the side edge is formed as an opposing end facing away from the outer surface of the one end wall of the bucket connected so as to be adjacent to each other in the winding direction. In the projecting direction of the plate-like connector, A bucket conveyor, characterized in that it comprises a slope portion which is formed to increase the thickness on the inner surface from the outer surface side of the side wall of the pair.

  A plurality of buckets are connected endlessly via connecting rods, and are buckets of a bucket conveyor wound around a plurality of rotating bodies, the buckets having a thickness direction parallel to the axis of the rotating bodies A pair of side walls disposed opposite to each other in the thickness direction, one end wall disposed across one end side of the pair of side walls, the thickness direction being a direction perpendicular to the pair of side walls, and the one end The other end wall facing the wall in the thickness direction and extending across the other end side of the both side walls, the pair of side walls, the one end wall and the bottom portion extending across the other end wall, and the bottom portion The opening formed by the end portions of the pair of side walls, the one end wall and the other end wall so as to oppose each other in the radial direction of the rotating body, and the thickness direction as the thickness direction of the pair of side walls As the same, a pair of plate-like coupling bodies projecting in the bucket direction connected from the one end wall in the winding direction, and provided on the one end wall side and the other end wall side, respectively, A connecting portion that rotatably connects the one end wall side and the other end wall side of the adjacent buckets to the same connecting rod, and the pair of plate-like connecting bodies includes the pair of side walls. And the width between the inner surfaces facing each other in the thickness direction is greater than or equal to the width between the outer surfaces of the pair of side walls, and the opening is an end of the pair of side walls. A part or all of the edge part on the part side is formed as an opposing end portion that is spaced apart from and opposed to the outer surface of the one end wall of the bucket connected in the winding direction, and the opposing end portion is the plate-like connection The pair of sides toward the protruding direction of the body It is the bucket, characterized in that comprises the formed inclined surface portion so as to increase the thickness on the inner surface from the outer surface side of the.

1 is an overall view of a bucket conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of FIG. 1 and shows a part of a bucket conveyor. FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of FIG. 1 showing a part of a bucket conveyor. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line (4)-(4) in FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line (5)-(5) in FIG. 2. It is a perspective view of a bucket. It is a perspective view of a link member. It is a top view which shows the connection structure of a link member. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line (5)-(5) in FIG. 8 and shows a curved state of the link member and a rotated state of the link member. It is an enlarged side view which shows the winding state of an annular body, and shows only a rotary body and an annular body. It is an expanded sectional view of the connection part of buckets. It is sectional drawing which shows the rotation state of a bucket. It is the (13)-(13) sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of a bucket. It is principal part sectional drawing of a bucket conveyor provided with the bucket shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, the bucket conveyor A and the bucket 1 which concern on this invention are demonstrated based on FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bucket conveyor A has an annular shape that is wound around a driving rotating body (rotating body) A1, a plurality of driven rotating bodies (rotating bodies) A2, and the driving rotating body A1 and the driven rotating body A2. The body 2 and a large number of buckets 1 connected to the connecting rods 23 of the annular body 2 so as to be endless along the annular body 2, This is transmitted to the driven rotating body A2 via the body 2.

  Further, the bucket conveyor A is referred to as a “Z” type in which the horizontal conveyance and the vertical conveyance are alternately performed so that the conveyed product B is conveyed from a low place to a high place.

  In the following, in FIGS. 1 and 2, the axial direction of the drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator A2 is set to the left and right, the transfer direction of the bucket 1 is the front, the non-transfer direction is the rear, and the vertical direction is the top and bottom To do.

  In this bucket conveyor A, the conveyed product B supplied on the lower side is put into the bucket 1 from the insertion port A3, and the bucket 1 is moved from the horizontal conveyance on the lower side by the driven rotary body A2 by the rotation of the annular body 2. By changing the direction and switching to vertical conveyance, the vertical conveyance is changed to the horizontal rotation by the driven rotor A2 on the upper side, and the bucket 1 is reversed by the upper driving rotation body A1 to reverse the bucket 1. The conveyed product B inside is discharged from the discharge port A4.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the bucket 1 is integrally molded using a synthetic resin material, and has a storage recess 20 that stores the conveyed product B.

  The storage recess 20 includes a pair of left and right side walls 1A, 1B, a rear wall (one end wall) 1C, a front wall (other end wall) 1D, and the side walls 1A, 1B, rear wall 1C, front wall on the upper side in the figure. An opening 1E secured so as to be surrounded by 1D, and a bottom 1F provided across the side walls 1A, 1B, the rear wall 1C, and the front wall 1D on the lower side in the figure.

  It is formed so as to incline toward the rear wall 1C of the bucket 1 connected at the front from the middle of the edge of the opening 1E corresponding to the end of the side walls 1A, 1B. The opposing end 1G is spaced apart from the rear wall 1C of the bucket 1 connected in front.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the rear wall 1 </ b> C of the bucket 1 is an inclination of the front wall 1 </ b> D of the bucket 1 that is connected rearward from the middle toward the upper side in a state where the connected buckets 1 are parallel to each other. Are formed to have the same inclination.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the inclination direction of the rear wall 1C of the bucket 1 is opposite to the inclination direction of the opposite end 1G, and is connected to the connecting rod 23 between the opposite end 1G and the rear wall 1C. The two buckets 1 are configured to secure a rotation space S when the opposing end portion and the rear wall 1C are rotated in the direction in which the opposite end portion and the rear wall 1C approach each other with the connecting rod 23 as a rotation center.

  The rotation space S is secured at the opposite end and the rear wall 1C so as to be widened toward the opening 1E from the connecting rod 23.

  The facing end portion 1G includes an inclined surface portion 1H formed so as to increase in thickness from the outer surface side to the inner surface side of the side walls 1A and 1B from the front to the rear.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, when the inclined surface portion 1H rotates in a direction in which the inclined surface portion 1H and the rear wall 1C approach each other, the buckets 1 that are connected to each other so as to be rotatable are connected to the rear wall 1C. Thus, the conveyed product B pushed in the direction of the opposing end 1G can be guided inward of the bucket 1 on the inclined surface of the inclined surface portion 1H.

  That is, when the buckets 1 are rotated in a direction in which the opposing end 1G and the rear wall 1C approach each other, the conveyed product B positioned between the opposing end 1G and the rear wall 1C is moved to the slope of the inclined surface portion 1H. Can prevent the bucket 1 from being crushed, broken, etc., and even if it is a hard carrier B, in particular, granular particles having a large diameter. This has a great effect on the protection of the transported object B.

  The bucket 1 includes connecting portions 21 and 22 on the rear wall 1C side and the front wall 1D side, respectively, and the connecting portions 21 and 22 of the buckets 1 adjacent in the front-rear direction are connected to the annular body 2 in the same manner. The buckets 1 are connected to each other by being rotatably fitted to the rod 23.

  The connecting portion 21 has a cylindrical shape and is disposed at an end portion of the front wall 1D. The connecting portion 22 is formed on plate-like connecting bodies 22a and 22b protruding from the rear wall 1C.

  At the lower end of the inclined portion of the rear wall 1C, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 11, a contact body 26 whose tip always contacts the outer periphery of the connecting portion 21 provided at the end of the front wall 1D is a plate-like shape. The connecting bodies 22a and 22b are projected rearward as the same inclination as that of the rear wall 1C.

  As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 11, the contact body 26 has flexibility, and when the contact body 26 moves along the outer periphery of the connecting portion by the rotation of the bucket 1, the contact body 26 bends according to the moving position. , So as to return from the bending.

  That is, when the tip of the contact body 26 is always in contact with the outer periphery of the connecting portion 21, the gap S <b> 1 between the buckets 1 caused by a shift in pitch when the adjacent buckets 1 rotate with each other can be closed. Thus, leakage of the conveyed product B from the bucket 1 can be prevented.

  The plate-like coupling bodies 22a and 22b project from the rear wall 1C side of the side walls 1A and 1B toward the adjacent bucket 1 at the rear in the winding direction, and the outer surfaces of the side walls 1A and 1B of the bucket 1 On the side, it is formed as a length that overlaps this outer surface.

  In the plate-like connecting bodies 22a and 22b, the widths of the left and right inner surfaces are such that the inner surfaces of the plate-like connecting bodies 22a and 22b are slightly in contact with the left and right outer surfaces of the side walls 1A and 1B. Thus, the inner surfaces of the plate-like connectors 22a and 22b and the outer surfaces of the side walls 1A and 1B can face each other in the left-right direction and overlap each other.

  The connecting portion 21 is a bucket connecting hole 24 having a cylindrical inner periphery having left and right axes, and the connecting portion 22 is a bucket connection that is opened in the plate-like connecting bodies 22a and 22b along the left and right axes. A hole 25 is provided.

  The bucket connecting holes 24 and 25 are coaxial when the buckets 1 are connected to each other, and are fitted to the same connecting rod 23 coaxially with the rotating rod, thereby being connected adjacently in the front-rear direction. The buckets 1 can be connected to each other so as to be rotatable around the connecting rod 23 as a rotation center.

  The bucket connecting hole 24 communicates with the outer periphery of the connecting portion 21 through the fitting portion 21 through an fitting / removing space 224a opened over the entire length in the axial direction. On the other hand, the connecting rod 23 can be fitted and removed.

  The bucket connection hole 25 is formed in an oblong shape that is long in the front-rear direction, and includes a fitting / removing space 25a that extends from the lower end of the bucket connection hole 25 to the lower ends of the plate-like connection bodies 22a and 22b. The connecting rod 23 can be inserted into and removed from the bucket connecting hole 25 from the fitting / removing space 25a.

  The bucket connecting hole 25 is configured to slide in the front-rear direction with respect to the connecting rod 23 in response to a pitch shift that occurs when adjacent buckets 1 rotate with each other. It is possible to suppress the contact pressure between the bucket connecting hole 25 and the connecting rod 23 when generated, and to prevent the bucket connecting hole 25 and the connecting rod 23 from being damaged or deformed by the contact pressure.

  The fitting / unmounting space 25a has a width that is smaller than the diameter of the connecting rod 23 at the end of the bucket connecting hole 25 and a width that exceeds the diameter of the connecting rod 23 at the lower end. It is formed in a divergent shape toward the side.

  The fitting / removing space 25a has an end width on the bucket connecting hole 25 side shorter than a width in the longitudinal direction of the bucket connecting hole 25, and an end on the bucket connecting hole 25 side has the bucket connecting hole 25 side. It is formed so that it may be located in the center part of the longitudinal direction.

  That is, when the bucket connecting hole 25 is fitted to the connecting rod 23 by the fitting / removing space 25 a having the above-described configuration, the fitting / removing space 25 a can be easily fitted to the connecting rod 23, and the connecting rod 23 of the bucket connecting hole 25. It can be difficult to come off when mating. In addition, the peripheral surface of the connecting rod 23 penetrating the bucket connecting hole 25 can be supported by the lower end edge of the bucket connecting hole 25.

  Therefore, when the connecting rod 23 is located at either end of the bucket connecting hole 25, the connecting rod 23 is supported by the lower end edge of the bucket connecting hole 25. The end width of the bucket connecting hole 25 side of 25a is smaller than the diameter of the connecting rod 23, and the fitting / removing direction of the fitting / removing space 25a with respect to the connecting rod 23 depends on the longitudinal direction (front / rear direction) of the bucket connecting hole 25 and the vertical direction. Since the directions intersect each other, it is possible to prevent the bucket connection hole 25 from being fitted to the connection rod 23 during the transport operation.

  The annular body 2 is configured in an annular shape by connecting a large number of link members 3 constituting the annular body 2 via link connecting portions 31 and 32 provided in the link member 3.

  The link member 3 includes a flexible plate portion 30 made of a flexible synthetic resin material, and the link connecting portions 31 and 32 described above are integrally provided on both the front and rear ends of the flexible plate portion 30. Yes.

  The flexible plate portion 30 is formed in a thin plate shape parallel to the front-rear direction, and extends along the circular arcs of the peripheral surfaces of the drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator A2, as shown in FIGS. And when it passes through the drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator A2, it returns to a shape parallel to the front-rear direction.

  The link connecting portions 31 and 32 have a cylindrical shape, and the cylindrical inner periphery is made into link connecting holes 33 and 34 having an axis parallel to the axis of the drive rotator A1.

  The link connecting portions 31 are provided at two left and right locations on the front end side of the flexible plate portion 30, and a fitting space 35 in which the link connecting portion 32 is fitted is secured between the two link connecting portions 31 at the left and right locations. Has been.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the link connecting portion 32 is provided at a center portion on the rear end side of the flexible plate portion 30 and at a position facing the fitting space 35, and the right and left lengths are fitted. It is formed to have the same length as the left and right width of the joint space 35, and the link connecting portion 32 fits into the fitting space 35 and is rotatably fitted so that the link connecting holes 33 and 34 are coaxial. Have been to.

  That is, the link members 3 are butted together in the front-rear direction, and the link connecting portion 31 is fitted to the fitting space 35 so that the link connecting holes 33 and 34 are coaxial, By allowing the connecting rod 23 to pass through 34, the link connecting portions 31, 32 can be connected to each other in a rotatable manner, whereby a large number of link members 3 are connected along the front-rear direction to form the annular body 2. can do.

  In addition, the link connecting portions 31 and 32 are arranged so that the front and rear extension lines of the left and right edges of the flexible plate portion 30 pass through the centers of the link connecting holes 33 and 34, and the diameter is the flexible plate. The diameter is larger than the thickness of the left and right edges of the portion 30, and protrudes in the radial direction from the upper and lower surfaces of the flexible plate portion 30.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the link connecting portions 31 and 32 are provided on the outer circumferences of the driving rotary body A1 and the driven rotary body A2 in a portion protruding in the vertical direction (outer inner side) of the annular body 2. With respect to the fitting recess A10, it is secured as a fitting projection 3A that fits both the inner periphery (lower side in FIG. 10) and the outer periphery (upper side in FIG. 10). By fitting in the fitting recess A10, it is possible to prevent the annular body 2 from slipping with respect to the drive rotating body A1 and the driven rotating body A2 when the annular body 2 rotates.

  The drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator A2 have a sprocket shape having a large number of fitting recesses A10 on the peripheral surface. In the winding state of the annular body 2 around the drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator A2, The fitting convex portion 3A is fitted into the fitting concave portion A10.

  The distance (pitch) between the fitting recesses A10 adjacent in the circumferential direction is the same as the distance (pitch) between the link connecting portions 31 and 32, and the rotating annular body 2 is driven by the drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator. At the time of inversion at A2, the fitting convex portion 3A is fitted into the fitting concave portion A10.

  Further, when the annular body 2 is reversed by the drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator A2, the flexible plate 30 is bent along the arc of the drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator A2, so that the annular body at the time of reversal is obtained. 2 can be wound around the outer periphery of the drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator A2.

  That is, since the annular body 2 at the time of reversal is wound along the outer circumferences of the drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator A2 by the bending of the flexible plate portion 30, the fitting recess is formed when the annular body 2 is rotated. The fitting convex portion 3A can be securely fitted to A10, and the fitting convex portion 3A can be engaged with the fitting concave portion A10 and between the driving rotary body A1 and the driven rotary body A2 of the flexible plate 30. The impact force at the time of contact with the outer periphery can be reduced.

  Therefore, even when the annular body 2 is rotated at a high speed, noise due to the impact can be reduced, and damage to the annular body 2 due to the impact can be prevented.

  The connecting rod 23 is used both for connecting the connecting portions 21 and 22 and for connecting the link connecting portions 31 and 32. When connecting the bucket 1 endlessly, the connecting rod 23 and the link The bucket 1 is arranged so that the coupling holes 33 and 34 are coaxial, and the coupling rod 23 is passed through the coaxial bucket coupling holes 24 and 25 and the link coupling holes 33 and 34.

  That is, by connecting the connecting rod 23 to the connecting portions 21 and 22 and the link connecting portions 31 and 32, the buckets 1 and the link members 3 can be connected to each other and connected endlessly. The bucket 1 can be supported by an annular body 2 formed by connecting link members 3, whereby the bucket 1 can be rotated as the annular body 2 is transported and rotated.

  Further, by extracting the connecting rod 23, the link member 3 can be separated from the annular body 2 and the bucket 1 connected endlessly can be separated. The diameter of 2 and the number of buckets 1 connected endlessly can be easily changed, and the broken link member 3 and bucket 1 can be easily replaced.

  According to the bucket conveyor A having the above-described configuration, as described above, the bucket connecting hole 25 and the connecting rod 23 are prevented from being damaged or deformed by absorbing the pitch shift during the rotation of the transport of the connected buckets 1. can do.

  In addition, as described above, the inclined surface portion 1H facing the front wall guides the conveyed product B pushed by the front wall 1C to the inside of the bucket 1 by the mutual rotation of the buckets 1. Crushing and cracking can be prevented, thereby reducing the conveyance loss of the conveyed product B.

  Further, as described above, the annular body 2 of the bucket conveyor A is configured by connecting a number of flexible link members 3 along the arcs of the driving rotating body A1 and the driven rotating body A2, and the flexible plate 30 As the winding is wound along the outer periphery of the drive rotator A1 and the driven rotator A2, the fitting projection 3A of the wound annular body 2 is fitted into the fitting recess A10. , And the impact force at the time of contact between the fitting convex portion 3A and the fitting concave portion A10 can be reduced, noise caused by the impact can be suppressed, and the fitting concave portion A10 and the fitting convex portion can be suppressed. The meshing state with the portion 3A can be reliably maintained.

  In particular, a great effect can be expected in the reduction of impact force when the annular body 2 is rotated at high speed, the suppression of noise due to this, and the reliable holding of the engagement state between the fitting recess A10 and the fitting protrusion 3A.

  Further, as described above, the annular body 2 is configured by connecting a large number of link members 3 with the link connecting portions 31 and 32 by the connecting rod 23, and the connecting rod 23 is connected to the link connecting holes of the link connecting portions 31 and 32. Since the link member 3 can be removed from the annular body 2 by pulling it out from 33, 34, if the link member 3 or the connecting rod 23 is damaged, the damaged link member 3 or the connecting rod 23 is replaced. Then, it can be returned to the original annular body 2.

  In addition, since the connecting rod 23 serves as a link between the link members 3 and between the buckets 1, by connecting the annular body 2 and the bucket 1 with the connecting rod 23, the annular body 2 can be rotated. A configuration capable of rotating the accompanying bucket 1, that is, a configuration in which the bucket 1 is supported by the annular body 2 and connected endlessly can be easily constructed.

  In addition, since the diameter of the annular body 2 can be freely adjusted by increasing or decreasing the number of the link members 3, the diameter of the annular body 2 can be adjusted according to the transport distance or the like. It is possible to adjust to various diameters with one annular body 2 without preparing many kinds.

  Further, if the single link member 3 and the connecting rod 23 are prepared as spares, when the annular body 2 or the connecting rod 23 is damaged, the repair can be performed immediately.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of impact during the operation of the bucket conveyor A, to easily adjust the diameter of the annular body 2 while reducing the occurrence of noise due to the impact, and Repair when the bucket 1, the annular body 2, the link member 3, and the connecting rod 23 are damaged can be performed quickly and easily.

  14 and 15 show another embodiment of the bucket 1 '. The bucket 1 is extended so that the side walls 1A and 1B are located above the lower end of the insertion port A3, and the transported object B that has fallen into the bucket 1 from the insertion port A3 flew up or rebounded. Sometimes, leakage from the left and right sides of the bucket 1 to the outside can be prevented by the side walls 1A and 1B.

  In addition, in FIG. 14, the site | part shown with a virtual line has shown the position of the upper end of the bucket 1 used for the bucket conveyor A of FIGS.

  Further, the upper ends of the plate-like connecting bodies 22a and 22b are made to be the same height as the upper ends of the side walls 1A and 1B, and the side wall 1A is interposed between the plate-like connecting bodies 22a and 22b when the buckets 1 'are connected. 1B is inserted, and at the time of this insertion, the upper ends of the side walls 1A and 1B and the upper ends of the plate-like coupling bodies 22a and 22b are flush with each other.

  According to such a bucket 1 ′, since the upper ends of the side walls 1A and 1B and the upper ends of the plate-like coupling bodies 22a and 22b are located above the lower end of the insertion port A3, the insertion port A3 enters the bucket 1 ′. By preventing the fallen transported object B from leaking to the outside from the left and right sides of the bucket 1 ′ when the soared or bounced off by the side walls 1A, 1B and the plate-like coupling bodies 22a, 22b, Transport loss can be reduced.

  The inlet A3 may have a shape in which the lower end is sunk as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 15, and according to the inlet A3 having such a shape, the fallen conveyed product B is in the center of the bucket 1 ′. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the lift and bounce of the conveyed product B that has fallen into the bucket 1 in the left-right direction.

  That is, in FIG. 15, the side wall 1A, 1B extended so as to be positioned higher than the lower end of the insertion port A3, and to reduce the rise and rebound of the conveyed product B in the left-right direction by the insertion port A3 indicated by the phantom line. Further, a higher prevention of leakage of the conveyed product B can be expected due to a synergistic effect by preventing leakage of the plate-like coupling bodies 22a and 22b to the outside.

  The link member 3 of the present invention includes a link having a fitting convex portion 3A that protrudes in the radial direction from both the front and back surfaces of the flexible plate portion 30 (the surface corresponding to the inner and outer peripheral surfaces of the annular body 2). It is good also as the fitting convex part 3A protruded not only in the form made into the connection parts 31 and 32 but only from the back surface (surface corresponding to the internal peripheral surface of the annular body 2) of the flexible board part 30 ( Not shown).

  In addition, the annular body 2 of the present invention is not limited to the form used for the bucket conveyor A in the above-described embodiment, but is rotated by being wound around the drive rotating body A1 and the driven rotating body A2, and this rotation is transmitted. Thus, it can be used for various conveyors such as a belt conveyor and a roller conveyor having a function of conveying the conveyed product B (not shown).

  Further, the annular body 2 may not be provided with the fitting convex portion 3A, and may have a belt shape in which both the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface are flush with each other, and the driving rotating body A1 and the driven rotating body A2 may be pulleys. (Not shown) The belt shape may be a flat belt or a V belt, and the cross-sectional shape of the link member 3 may be a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the flat belt or the V belt.

  The material of the link member 3 is not limited to the exemplified synthetic resin material having flexibility, but can be exemplified by a hard rubber material having a core material that is not stretchable and can be bent and deformed.

A: Bucket conveyor A1: Drive rotating body A2: Driven rotating body 1: Bucket 1 ': Bucket 1A: Side wall 1B: Side wall 1C: Rear wall 1D: Front wall 1E: Opening 1F: Bottom 1G: Opposing end 1H: Inclined Surface part 2: annular body 21: connecting part
22: connecting part 22a: plate-like connecting body 22b: plate-like connecting body 23: connecting rod

Claims (2)

A bucket conveyor in which a large number of buckets are connected endlessly via connecting rods and wound around a plurality of rotating bodies,
The bucket has a thickness direction parallel to the axis of the rotating body, and a pair of side walls disposed facing each other in the thickness direction,
One end wall disposed so as to extend across one end side of the pair of side walls, the thickness direction being a direction orthogonal to the pair of side walls,
The other end wall disposed so as to face the one end wall in the thickness direction and to extend over the other end side of the both side walls;
A bottom portion disposed so as to extend over the pair of side walls and the one end wall and the other end wall;
An opening formed by the pair of side walls and one end wall and the end of the other end wall so as to face the bottom in the radial direction of the rotating body;
A pair of plate-like connecting bodies protruding in the bucket direction connected in the winding direction from the one end wall, with the thickness direction being the same as the thickness direction of the pair of side walls,
The one end wall side and the other end wall side of the buckets that are respectively provided on the one end wall side and the other end wall side and are adjacent in the winding direction are rotatably connected to the same connecting rod. A connecting portion,
The pair of plate-like connectors are formed to have a length overlapping with the pair of side walls in the thickness direction, and a width between inner surfaces facing in the thickness direction is set to be equal to or greater than a width between outer surfaces of the pair of side walls. And
The opening is a facing end facing away from the outer surface of the one end wall of the bucket connected so that a part or all of the edge on the end side of the pair of side walls is adjacent in the winding direction. Formed as part
The opposite end portion includes an inclined surface portion formed so as to increase in thickness from the outer surface side to the inner surface side of the pair of side walls in the protruding direction of the plate-like connector. .   A plurality of buckets are connected endlessly via connecting rods, and are buckets of a bucket conveyor wound around a plurality of rotating bodies, the buckets having a thickness direction parallel to the axis of the rotating bodies A pair of side walls disposed opposite to each other in the thickness direction, one end wall disposed across one end side of the pair of side walls, the thickness direction being a direction perpendicular to the pair of side walls, and the one end The other end wall facing the wall in the thickness direction and extending across the other end side of the both side walls, the pair of side walls, the one end wall and the bottom portion extending across the other end wall, and the bottom portion The opening formed by the end portions of the pair of side walls, the one end wall and the other end wall so as to oppose each other in the radial direction of the rotating body, and the thickness direction as the thickness direction of the pair of side walls As the same, a pair of plate-like coupling bodies projecting in the bucket direction connected from the one end wall in the winding direction, and provided on the one end wall side and the other end wall side, respectively, A connecting portion that rotatably connects the one end wall side and the other end wall side of the adjacent buckets to the same connecting rod, and the pair of plate-like connecting bodies includes the pair of side walls. And the width between the inner surfaces facing each other in the thickness direction is greater than or equal to the width between the outer surfaces of the pair of side walls, and the opening is an end of the pair of side walls. A part or all of the edge part on the part side is formed as an opposing end portion that is spaced apart from and opposed to the outer surface of the one end wall of the bucket connected in the winding direction, and the opposing end portion is the plate-like connection The pair of sides toward the protruding direction of the body Bucket, characterized in that from the outer surface side and a slope portion which is formed to increase the thickness on the inner surface side.

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