US1718737A

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Publication number: US1718737A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1929-06-25
Anticipated expiration: 1946-06-25

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S. FREILINOv June 25, 1929.

cNvEYER Original Filed Jan. 5, 1925 Patented .lune 25, i929..

l SECONDO FREILINO, OF LEECHURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CONVEYER.

Original application filed January 3,

My invention relates to an improvement lin conveyers, and more particularly to a type of conveyor especia .ly designed to be used with my limproved pickling mechanism; and this is a divisional part of my application tiled January 3, 1925, Serial No. 43S.

This present invention consists of a continuous conveyor including in. its combination sprocket-wheels, links, shafts or axles to which are secured the Wheels which support and carry the conveyer on. tracks, and which shafts or axles form the pivotal connect-ion between the overlapping link ends, which are arranged in spaced-apart pairs at either end of the shafts or axles, thev spaces being` adapted to receive the teeth of the conveyer sprocket-wheels over and around which the conreyer travels.

.ln the. accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a side elevation of a portion of this conveyor;

Fig. 2 is a plan view; and

F ig. l is a transverse section.

The conveyor is made up of links l and 2. These are spaced apart by spacers 3, and

their adjacent ends are pivotally connected by the shafts or axles at.

The spaces between the links l and 2 are adapted to receive the teeth of the sprocket- Wheels l. These sprocketnvheels, of course, are arranged in pairs, at opposite sides of the conveyor', and over and aroundthese sprocketwheels the conveyer passes. 0n these shafts or axles l, the Wheels 6 are secured, and these are in position to travel on rails 5 of a track.

Secured over the tops of the links are plates l2. These are in Width approximately coextensive with the length of the links upon which they' are supported, so that they turn around the sprocket-Wheels with the links. These plates cover the links and shafts or axles, and form a surface upon which the articles which are to be carried by the conlVeyer aro adapted to rest. Stationary guardrails 7 may be placed at either side to hold the articles on the conveyer.

Rollers 8 may be stationed at intervals beneath the conveyor to support it on its return. The plates l2 being then at the bottom, travel back upon the rollers, as shown in Fig. l.

In this way, ai simple endless conveyer of few parts is provided.

l claim: l

l. In an apparatus of the character de- 1925, Serial No. 438. Divided and this application filed February Serial No. lll.

scribed, the combination with a track, of a plurality of shafts, links pivotally mounted in pairs on the opposite ends thereof, spacers interposed between the links of each pair, and Wheels loosely mounted onthe shafts inter- .inediate the pairs of links in position to travel upon the track. Y'

2. ln an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a track, of a plurality of shafts, links pivotally mounted in pairs on the opposite ends thereof, spacers interposed between the links of each pair, wheels loosely mounted on. the shafts intermediate and on the inside of the pairs of links in position to travel on the tracks, and plates mounted upon and carried by the links.

3. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with tracks, of a plurality of shafts, links pivotally mounted in pairs on the opposite ends thereof, a pair of said links being mounted in spaced apart relation on. each end of each of the shafts, spacers mounted on the shafts between the links of each pair for holding said links in spaced apart relation, and Wheels mounted on the shafts immediately adjacent the inside of the pairs of links at the opposite ends thereof in position to travel on the tracks.

Ll. ln anapparatus of the character described, the combination with tracks and chain wheels, of a plurality of shafts, links pivotally mounted in pairs on the opposite ends thereof, a pair of said links being` mounted in spaced apart relation on each end of each of the shafts, spacers mounted on the shafts between the links of each pair for holding said links in spaced apart relation, said spacers being arranged approximately in alignment with the chain Wheels, and wheels mounted on the shafts immediatcly adjacent the inside of the pairs of links at the opposite ends thereof in position to travel on the tracks.

ln an apparatus of the character described, the combination with tracks and chain wheels, of conveyer sprocket chains spaced apart from each other, each of said chains including a plurality of links arranged in pairs in spaced apart relation with each other, shafts connecting the chains together and forming pivots for the links of said chains, spacers mountedy on the shafts bet-Ween the links of each pair for holding said links in spaced. apart relation, said spacers being arranged approximately in lll) alignment with the Chain Wheels, and Wheels mounted on the shafts immediately adjacent the inside of the pairs of links at the oppo site ends thereof in position to travel on the tracks.

(3. In an apparatus of the Character de,- scribed, the combination of a. plurality of shafts, links piVotall-y mounted in pairs on the opposite ends thereof, a pair of said links being` mounted in spaced apart relation on 10 each end of each of the shafts, spacers mounted on the shafts between the links of each pair for holding` said links in spaced apart relation, and Wheels mounted on the shafts immediately adjacent the inside of the pairs 15 of links at the opposite ends thereof.

In testimony whereof- I aix my signature.

SECNDO FRELNO.