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CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN
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300 | | CONVEYING APPARATUS ENTIRELY SUPPORTED BY MOBILE GROUND ENGAGING MEANS |
301 | | . Condition responsive control means for vehicle or conveyor |
302 | | . Retractable ground wheel |
303 | | . Including three relatively movable interconnected wheel or track equipped vehicles |
304 | | . Dirigible vehicle |
305 | | . . Pulling winch on vehicle |
306 | | . Ground wheel lockable in transverse or longitudinal position on vehicle |
307.1 | | . Bucket conveyor |
308.1 | | . Shovel or tine pushable under load |
309 | | . Support slidable on ground |
310 | | . Conveyor driven by motion of ground-engaging element |
311 | | . Including gravity conveyor section or bin with driven conveyor |
312 | | . Conveyor shiftably mounted on vehicle |
313 | | . . Contractible or foldable conveyor section |
314 | | . . Separate conveyors serially arranged on single vehicle |
315 | | . . Power means for shifting conveyor |
316.1 | | . . . Fluid-actuated ram |
317 | | . . Horizontally swingable conveyor |
318 | | . . Vertically swingable conveyor |
319 | | . . . Means for maintaining conveyor-drive motor support in level position |
320 | | . . . Winch-operated shifting mechanism |
321 | | CONVEYOR OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR SPECIALIZED TO CONVEY PEOPLE |
322 | | . With means to control the operation of the section |
323 | | . . By means responsive to an unsafe operating characteristic of the system |
324 | | . With means to facilitate passenger entry or exit |
325 | | . . By support having interdigitating members (e.g., comb plate, etc.) |
326 | | . By stairway having steps forming an endless member |
327 | | . . Having hinged plates forming steps |
328 | | . . Trained about vertical axis or axes |
329 | | . . With means allowing tensioning of the endless member |
330 | | . . With drive means |
331 | | . . . With means synchronizing the operation of the steps and a handrail |
332 | | . . With paired track step levelers |
333 | | . . With specified step structure |
334 | | . By support means having a zone of varying speed |
335 | | . Moving hand-support structure |
336 | | . . With handrail tensioning means |
337 | | . . Specific handrail configuration |
338 | | . . Handrail guard |
339.1 | | WITH MEANS TO FACILITATE WORKING, TREATING, OR INSPECTING CONVEYED LOAD AT A STATION |
340 | | . Having signalling or load identifying means |
341.01 | | . Condition responsive control of conveyor or station apparatus |
341.02 | | . . Conveyor displacement controls station apparatus |
341.03 | | . . Station operation responsive to presence or absence of item |
341.04 | | . . . Item size |
341.05 | | . . . Item position relative to station position |
341.06 | | . . . Quantity of items |
341.07 | | . . . Item presence |
341.08 | | . . Conveyor responsive to station operation |
341.09 | | . . . Speed control |
343.1 | | . Load supporting conveyor portion is retarded or stopped with load at station without being disconnected from remainder of continuously moving conveyor |
343.2 | | . . Load supporting conveyor portion is movably secured to conveyor drive |
345.1 | | . Means engaging conveyor or load on a conveyor to align load for working |
345.2 | | . . Means engages conveyor to fix conveyor position relative to station |
345.3 | | . . . Means engages a conveyor portion (i.e., pallet) which is separable from the conveyor drive to fix the position of said conveyor portion |
346 | | . Static means for supporting load or workman adjacent conveyor for operation on load |
346.1 | | . Means to convey a palleted load back and forth between an initial location and the work station |
346.2 | | . Means to transfer a load back and forth between the mainline conveyor and the work station |
346.3 | | . Conveyor(s) lowers the load to at least one of a plurality of fixed work stations |
347.1 | | CONVEYOR SYSTEM HAVING AUXILIARY SECTION FOR STORING ITEMS MOVING BETWEEN SOURCE AND DESTINATION |
347.2 | | . Auxiliary section has the same entrance and exit |
347.3 | | . . Auxiliary section has a reversibly driven conveyor for bidirectional article movement |
347.4 | | . Plural laterally spaced, same direction auxiliary paths |
348 | | CONVEYOR ARRANGEMENT FOR SELECTING AMONG PLURAL SOURCES OR DESTINATIONS |
357 | | . Condition responsive control means to prevent collision on merging conveyors |
358 | | . Condition responsive control means including sensing condition of source or destination |
349 | | . With selection responsive to means containing or introducing changeable operating instructions |
349.1 | | . . By synchronously moving signal carrier distinct from conveyor |
349.2 | | . . . Moving at different velocity than conveyor |
349.3 | | . . . . Rotary signal carrier |
349.4 | | . . . . . Magnetic means on rotary carrier stores code |
349.5 | | . . Using central memory to store code until article is discharged |
349.6 | | . . . Memory stores plural sources or destinations |
349.7 | | . . . . Inventory also in memory |
349.8 | | . . . . Material detector indexes code |
349.9 | | . . . . . Plural, longitudinally spaced, material detectors index code |
349.95 | | . . . . Conveyor detector indexes code |
350 | | . . By magnetic means |
351 | | . . By selectively positioned abutment means |
352 | | . . . Having plural abutments arranged in a specific pattern |
353 | | . . . Having support means slidably mounting abutment means |
354 | | . . . Having an abutment support containing a plurality of abutment receiving means |
355 | | . . By repositionable contact or switch actuator |
359 | | . With gravity-conveying means |
360 | | . . By movably mounted, load-supporting, gravity section |
361 | | . . . By repositionable idler roll or rollway |
363 | | . By proportioning the feed from multiple sources |
364 | | . By moving a load directing means along the length of the section |
890 | | . Plural laterally spaced locations fed to or received from a conveyor having laterally movable article supports or pushers |
890.1 | | . . Laterally moving article supports |
367 | | . By passive material-diverting means placed across the flow path |
367.1 | | . . Material diverted by plural, successive gates |
367.2 | | . . Plural, manually manipulated gate actuators |
368 | | . By a selectively movable stop means |
369.1 | | . One of a plurality of main line conveyors selectively moves to connect with a spaced path |
369.2 | | . . Endless conveyor or portion thereof pivots about a horizontal axis perpendicular to path |
369.3 | | . . Endless conveyor or portion thereof pivots about an axis parallel to path |
369.4 | | . . Roller pivots about a vertical axis |
369.5 | | . . Endless conveyor or portion thereof pivots about a vertical axis |
369.6 | | . . Rollers shift the load vertically to a different plane |
369.7 | | . . Conveyor slides to provide an opening in main path |
370.01 | | . By loading or unloading section at selected one of a plurality of pre-established locations along the length thereof |
370.02 | | . . Conveyor has independent lateral pushers |
370.03 | | . . Conveyor has independently movable load supporting portions |
370.04 | | . . . Supporting portions tilt about an axis parallel to path of travel |
370.05 | | . . . Supporting portions tilt vertically about an axis perpendicular to path of travel |
370.06 | | . . . Supporting portions are laterally extending belts |
370.07 | | . . By separate reciprocating or oscillating pusher |
370.08 | | . . By separate endless or rotary pusher |
370.09 | | . . By separate supporting rollers |
370.1 | | . . By separate endless or rotary supporting conveyor |
370.11 | | . . By separate fluid jet |
370.12 | | . . By selective application of suction |
370.13 | | . . By selective application of magnetic field |
371.1 | | . . By reversibly driving the main line section |
371.2 | | . . . Endless belt or chain |
371.3 | | . . . Rollers |
373 | | CONVEYOR FOR CHANGING ATTITUDE OF ITEM RELATIVE TO CONVEYED DIRECTION |
374 | | . By optionally facing successive items according to a predetermined recurring cycle |
375 | | . By actuating item-holder relative to holder-carrying conveyor |
376 | | . . With holder-actuating means responsive to item-sensing means |
377.01 | | . . Holder carried by orbiting conveyor |
377.02 | | . . . Holder rotates item about axis spaced from the item |
377.03 | | . . . . Holder having load gripping element |
377.04 | | . . . . . Holder having vacuum or air blast element |
377.05 | | . . . . . Holder having magnetic or electrostatic element |
377.06 | | . . . . Holder rotation stops at predetermined position |
377.07 | | . . . Holder having load gripping element |
377.08 | | . . . . Holder having vacuum or air blast element |
377.09 | | . . . . Holder having magnetic or electrostatic element |
377.1 | | . . . Holder rotation stops at predetermined position |
378 | | . . . Holder or conveyor moves intermittently (e.g., for "indexing" load) |
379 | | . By gripping item and turning item about fixed axis |
380 | | . With pressurized fluid causing change in attitude |
381 | | . With magnetism causing change in attitude |
382 | | . By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to uniform facing |
383 | | . . Including significantly shaped portion of conveyor cooperating with significantly shaped item to face item |
384 | | . . . Including orbiting progression of item-receiving pockets and means moving item within pocket |
385 | | . . . . By roller/finder to move item and/or fit surface indentation on item |
386 | | . . . . . Roller/finder rotating about plural axes |
387 | | . . . . Pockets comprise grooved, transversely disposed rollers |
388 | | . . . Including protruding portion of conveyor entering end of slotted or hollow item |
389 | | . . . For shaped item suspended in or by shaped passageway |
390 | | . . . For shaped item fitting outline of shaped passageway |
391 | | . . . Via vibrating bowl having shaped passageway |
392 | | . . . Via rotating means having shaped passageway or exit |
393 | | . . . Including orbiting progression of item-fitting elements passing through supply of scrambled items |
394 | | . . By conveying an item that has a position characteristic and rotating the item until it is positioned |
395 | | . . With control means actuated in response to sensing of improperly faced item |
396 | | . . Including separating item from scrambled supply hopper |
397.01 | | . . . By orbiting progression of item-receiving pockets passing through supply |
397.02 | | . . . . Rotary pocketed conveyor |
397.03 | | . . . . . Horizontal axis of rotation |
397.04 | | . . . . . . Item oriented while on rotary conveyor |
397.05 | | . . . . . Item oriented while on rotary conveyor |
397.06 | | . . . . Item oriented while on endless conveyor |
398 | | . . By distinguishing between alternatively faced items and conveying uniformly faced items |
399 | | . . . By turning only improperly faced items to uniform facing |
400 | | . . . By partially turning all items to uniform facing and direction |
401 | | . With control means for attitude-changer responsive to sensing of item |
402 | | . For inverting successive items |
403 | | . . By means driven for inverting conveyed items |
404 | | . . . Orbiting conveyor-inverter means |
405 | | . . . . Twisted-belt conveyor means |
406 | | . For changing both the elevation and the posture of successive items |
407 | | . . By plural, sequentially acting conveyors |
408 | | . . By an orbitally moving conveyor |
409 | | . . By an oscillating or reciprocating conveyor |
410 | | . By plural distinct occurrences of turning each successive item |
411 | | . By conveyor and means driven for turning successive conveyed items |
412 | | . . By means between successive conveyor sections or conveyor elements |
413 | | . . . By means which interdigitate with conveyor sections or elements |
414 | | . . . . By turntable which lifts, turns and lowers item(s) |
415 | | . . By plural, unequal-speed members simultaneously contacting and conveying items |
416 | | . By member adjacent conveyor for contacting successive conveyed items |
417 | | . . Longitudinally twisted item-bounding passageway |
418 | | CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING AND MOVING A GROUP OF ITEMS |
418.1 | | . Having items discharged from plural distinct outlets into group |
418.2 | | . . With outlets longitudinally spaced along path of progressively formed group |
418.3 | | . . . Superposes items within group |
418.4 | | . . With vertically aligned outlets discharging in the same direction and superposing items |
418.5 | | . Having plural successive groups discharged by single conveyor into larger group |
418.6 | | . Having conveyor drop grouped items simultaneously onto another conveyor |
418.7 | | . Subdivides continuous item stream into longitudinally spaced groups |
418.8 | | . . By offsetting first or last article |
418.9 | | . . And imbricates items within group |
419.1 | | . . By item engaging stop means |
419.2 | | . . By different speed conveyors |
419.3 | | . . . With spaced dividers on conveyor limiting group size |
426 | | . By shifting group of items simultaneously from stream conveyor to form a group |
427 | | . . And distributing items of group into plural streams |
428 | | . . By air blast or suction |
429 | | . . By reciprocating shifter |
430 | | . . . Having oblique or orbital movement |
431 | | . By depositing items successively from one conveyor onto group conveyor |
432 | | . By shifting group from row conveyor onto row conveyor |
433 | | . By shifting group from row conveyor onto stream conveyor |
434 | | CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR ARRANGING OR REARRANGING STREAM(S) OF ITEMS |
435 | | . By distributing items onto vertically tiered conveyor/receiver |
436 | | . By distributing items from one stream into plural streams |
437 | | . . With control means responsive to sensing means |
438 | | . . By air blast or suction diverter |
439 | | . . By magnetic diverter |
440 | | . . By orbiting progression of item engaging elements |
441 | | . . . On rotating carrier (e.g., star wheel, etc.) |
442 | | . . By interposing a guide into path of stream |
443 | | . By queueing items from quantity source of items into stream(s) of items |
444 | | . . With control means responsive to sensing means |
445 | | . . Forming plural streams |
446 | | . . . By jiggling items into streams |
447 | | . . . And merging plural streams into one stream |
448 | | . . Merging plural streams (i.e., source) into one stream |
449 | | . . . By synchronized orbiting progression of item-engaging elements |
450 | | . . . . On rotating carrier (e.g., star wheel, etc.) |
451 | | . . . By synchronized gate(s) in paths of plural streams |
452 | | . . . By guide means in paths of streams |
453 | | . . Via throat for restricting flow of massed items |
454 | | . . . With supplementary moving surfaces that form throat |
455 | | . . . . Including retro-moving surface |
456 | | . By laterally or vertically moving successive items in longitudinally moving stream |
457.01 | | . . To change direction of longitudinally moving stream |
457.02 | | . . . Item supporting rollers cause direction change |
457.03 | | . . . Item supporting endless belt causes direction change |
457.04 | | . . . Item supporting screw causes direction change |
457.05 | | . . . Fixed guide causes direction change |
457.06 | | . . . Nonsupporting endless belt causes direction change |
457.07 | | . . . Nonsupporting rotary member causes direction change |
458 | | . . To respace plural streams laterally |
459.1 | | . By longitudinally respacing successive articles in stream |
459.2 | | . . Rotating star wheel |
459.3 | | . . Rotating screw |
459.4 | | . . . Varying pitch |
459.5 | | . . Fixed obstruction and means for moving articles over or around the obstruction |
459.6 | | . . Movable gate |
459.7 | | . . . Plural |
459.8 | | . . Endless or rotary conveyor having zone of varying speed |
460.1 | | . . With space-control means responsive to article sensing means |
460.2 | | . . . Variable conveying length conveyor |
460.3 | | . . . To crowd or imbricate |
461.1 | | . . By successive conveyors having dissimilar speeds |
461.2 | | . . . Conveyors having increased speeds only |
461.3 | | . . . . Belt or chain conveyors only |
462.1 | | . . . To crowd or imbricate articles |
462.2 | | . . . . Articles imbricated |
462.3 | | . . . . Crowding by endless belts or chain conveyors only |
463.1 | | CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR MOVING A SPECIFIC LOAD AS A SEPARATE UNIT |
463.2 | | . System includes a linear conveyor or portion thereof which bodily shifts transversely to move a load in synchronization with a transverse, continously operating conveyor section |
463.3 | | . System includes linear conveyor or portion thereof which shifts to lift or lower load before or after linearly conveying load relative to adjacent conveyor section |
463.4 | | . System includes gate means |
463.5 | | . . Load obstructing gate and means for lifting load over the obstruction |
463.6 | | . . Plural successively operated gate means |
464.1 | | . System includes control means responsive to sensing means |
464.2 | | . . Responsive to load presence or absence |
464.3 | | . . . Responsive to condition of at least one conveyor |
464.4 | | . . Responsive to undesired condition of load |
465.1 | | . System includes a load supported by a conveyor portion which is separable from the conveyor drive |
465.2 | | . . Wherein the conveyor portion moves in a closed path in the horizontal plane only |
465.3 | | . . Wherein the conveyor portion is supported and driven adjacent its opposite sides by horizontally spaced drives |
465.4 | | . . Wherein the conveyor portion supports the load below the drive |
466.1 | | . System includes a T-shaped or headed load suspended between parallel conveyors directly |
467.1 | | . System includes a rotating screw |
468.01 | | . System includes an oscillating or reciprocating load engaging element |
468.2 | | . . Comprising load gripping elements |
468.3 | | . . . Gripping elements movable relative to one another to space articles in the load |
468.4 | | . . . Suction gripping elements |
468.5 | | . . . Magnetic or electrostatic gripping elements |
468.6 | | . . Engaging element moves load vertically and horizontally |
468.7 | | . . . Element pushes load over nonlinear support |
468.8 | | . . Engaging element moves load vertically only |
468.9 | | . . Engaging element moves load horizontally in a straight line |
468.1 | | . . . Element pushes load over separate support and has nonlinear path of travel |
468.11 | | . . . Element pushes load over separate support and has linear path of travel |
469.1 | | . System includes a rotating or endless carrier with a load engaging element |
470.1 | | . . Comprising a load gripping element |
471.1 | | . . . Suction gripping element |
472.1 | | . . . Magnetic or electrostatic gripping element |
473.1 | | . . Nongripping elements are adjustable or replaceable for different sized loads |
474.1 | | . . With means to move load engaging elements relative to carrier |
475.1 | | . . . Whereby the load engaging component moves relative to the carrier to maintain load in a desired position during travel along a curved path |
476.1 | | . . . Element is shifted to discharge or receive a load |
477.1 | | . . . . Element is only shifted with the load during discharge |
478.1 | | . . Carrier rotates about a fixed axis |
479.1 | | . . . Elements push the load over a separate support |
480.1 | | . . . . With a load retaining guard means |
481.1 | | . . . With load retaining guard means |
482.1 | | . . Means mounted on the engaging element to forceably eject the load from the element |
483.1 | | . . Means movably mounted inside the path of the element to eject the load |
484.1 | | . . Elements comprise a nongripping pair of members which self-open as they pass through a curved path |
485.1 | | . . Nongripping elements support the load below the endless carrier |
486.1 | | . . . Elements are hooks |
487.1 | | . . Nongripping elements are laterally projecting pins which engage the interior of a hollow load |
493 | | CONVEYOR HAVING IMPINGING FLUID TO FEED, SHIFT OR DISCHARGE LOAD; OR MEANS TO FACILITATE CLEANING OF CONVEYOR; OR STERILIZING OR LUBRICATING MEANS |
494 | | . Having cleaning means |
495 | | . . By fluid applying means |
496 | | . . By conveyor contacting brush |
497 | | . . By conveyor contacting scraper |
498 | | . . . Having a moving scraper |
499 | | . . . With scraper biasing means |
500 | | . Having lubricating means |
501 | | . . For rollers forming belt troughing structure |
502.1 | | WITH ALARM OR INDICATOR |
502.2 | | . Means for measuring dimensions (height, width, or length) of load on a conveyor |
502.3 | | . Means for indicating position of unit load |
502.4 | | . Means responsive to conveyor movement to indicate speed or to actuate alarm due to abnormal speed |
506 | | CONVEYOR HAVING MEANS SPECIALIZED FOR COLLECTING A LOAD FROM A STATIC SUPPORT (E.G., THE GROUND, ETC.) |
507 | | . Having control means responsive to load condition or unsafe operating condition |
508 | | . Having means to form a pile on a static support |
509 | | . Having buckets specialized to gather load batches |
510.1 | | . Power-driven feed means |
511 | | . . Having vertically adjustable feeding means |
512 | | . . Paired feeding means |
513 | | . . . Opposite hand screws |
514 | | . . . Opposed load engaging pushers |
515 | | . . . . Orbiting progressions of pusher elements |
516 | | . . . . . Mounted on endless carriers |
517 | | . . Reciprocating pusher feeding means |
518 | | . . Rotating feeding means |
519 | | . Having means mounting conveyor for pile surface attack |
520 | | . Self-gathering pusher |
521 | | . By vibratory trough entrance means |
522 | | . Having passive material collecting means |
523 | | CONVEYOR SYSTEM HAVING A GRAVITY CONVEYOR SECTION |
524 | | . Condition responsive |
525 | | . With means to affect flow |
526 | | . . Moving flow control means coordinated with power-driven conveyor section |
527 | | . . . Successive power-driven conveyor sections |
528 | | . . Power-driven conveyor section operatively engages adjustable gravity section |
529 | | . . Conveying element of power-driven conveyor section manipulated to effect load discharge |
530 | | . . Gate |
531 | | . . . Actuated by, or otherwise coordinated with, power-driven conveyor section |
532 | | . . . In generally vertical exit path of gravity discharge material holder |
533 | | . . By agitating, stirring, vibrating, etc. |
534 | | . . By retarding velocity or reducing volume |
535 | | . . Adjustably mounted conveyor section |
536 | | . . . Section is terminal one of system |
537 | | . With means to handle portion of load which becomes separated from main flow path |
538 | | . Conveyor section(s) adjustable for nonoperative purpose (e.g., storage, transport, etc.) |
539 | | . Including a load-supporting bridging element (e.g., horizontal surface) between conveyor sections |
540 | | . Gravity discharge material holder is source of supply, discharging by gravity to power-driven section |
541 | | . . With at least one more gravity section therebetween |
542 | | . . . And having plural, successive power-driven sections |
543 | | . . With at least one more successive power-driven section |
544 | | . . . Of the apron belt type |
545 | | . . . Of the screw type |
546 | | . . Followed by at least one gravity section |
547 | | . . Apron belt type of discharge-receiving, power-driven section |
548 | | . . Screw type of discharge-receiving, power-driven section |
549 | | . . Bucket type of discharge-receiving, power-driven section |
550.01 | | . Bin having a power-driven conveyor section for discharging or feeding discharge to a gravity or power-driven section |
550.2 | | . . Having adjustable bin or discharge means |
550.3 | | . . Excess material on power-driven discharge means returned to bin |
550.4 | | . . Power-driven discharge means feeds to a subsequent gravity section |
550.5 | | . . Power-driven discharge means feeds to a subsequent power-driven section |
550.6 | | . . . Of the screw type |
550.7 | | . . . Of the bucket type |
550.8 | | . . . Of the scraper type |
550.9 | | . . . Of the apron type |
550.1 | | . . Screw type power-driven discharge means |
550.11 | | . . Bucket type power-driven discharge means |
550.12 | | . . Scraper type power-driven discharge means |
550.13 | | . . Apron type power-driven discharge means |
560 | | . Power-driven conveyor section feeding to gravity section (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path) feeding in turn to another power-driven section |
561 | | . . Gravity conveyor section fed by one run of power-driven section, and feeding in turn to another run of the same section |
562 | | . Gravity conveyor section is gravity flow path feeding to power-driven section |
563 | | . . Followed by gravity section (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path) |
564 | | . . Thrower type power-driven section |
565 | | . . Plural gravity sections |
566 | | . . Plural power-driven sections |
567 | | . . . Serially arranged |
568 | | . Plural power-driven conveyor sections feeding to gravity section (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path) |
569 | | . Power-driven conveyor section feeding to plural gravity sections (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path) |
570 | | CONVEYING SYSTEM HAVING PLURAL POWER-DRIVEN CONVEYING SECTIONS |
571 | | . With condition responsive control of a section |
572 | | . . By means responsive to presence or condition of load |
573 | | . . . By overload sensing |
574 | | . Conveyor carried by load-engaging conveyor |
575 | | . With means controlling the interrelated operation of plural sections |
576 | | . With means operating successive sections in timed relation |
577 | | . With means for altering the speed (e.g., accelerating, decelerating, stopping, reversing, etc.) of a section |
578 | | . Having a cyclically swingable section |
579 | | . With means operating successive sections at different speeds |
580 | | . Recycling load in a closed path |
581 | | . With means allowing a section to fold upon itself |
582 | | . With supply chamber for system |
583 | | . With means connecting sections for quick assembly of disassembly |
584 | | . . By means allowing relative movement of joined sections |
585 | | . Including tripper |
586 | | . With relatively adjustable sections |
587 | | . . By means mounting a section for lateral swinging movement |
588 | | . . . With means to vary the effective length of the system (e.g., telescoping sections |
589 | | . . . With means mounting a section to swing about a generally horizontal axis |
590 | | . . . With yieldable side walls |
591 | | . . . With a curved guide or support |
592 | | . . By means mounting a section to swing about a generally horizontal axis |
593 | | . . . With flexible means and winding drum |
594 | | . . By means to vary the effective length of the system |
595 | | . . . By nested trough sections |
596 | | . . . . With opposed gripper means |
597 | | . Including power-driven means for laterally shifting a conveyor-engaged load |
598 | | . . By a revolving or pivotal member |
599 | | . Including non-driven means for moving load relative to conveyor |
600 | | . Including rest for transient load |
601 | | . Forming plural conveying paths feeding to single conveying path or vice versa |
602 | | . Forming a single conveying path |
603 | | . . Superposed sections forming an ascending or descending zigzag conveying path |
604 | | . . Load simultaneously engaged between and moved by coacting conveyors |
605 | | . . . With load transfer between coacting conveyors |
606 | | . . Plural sections each formed of or including a closed flexible loop |
607 | | . . . With elevating or lowering section |
608 | | . . Plural rotating sections |
609 | | . . Plural vibratory sections |
610 | | . . Diverse sections |
611 | | . . . Having a rotating section |
612 | | . . . . With load engaging element carried by the rotating section |
613 | | . . . . . Element retractable to disengage from load |
614 | | . . . . And a reciprocating section |
615 | | CONVERTIBLE |
617 | | PROCESSES |
618 | | CONVEYOR SECTION |
619 | | . Load propelled as the reactive means in a linear motor or moving magnetic field |
620 | | . Load simultaneously engaged between and moved by a plurality of driven conveyor members |
621.1 | | . . Reciprocating member |
621.2 | | . . . Load support member lifted by inclined or vertical supporting fluid actuator (e.g., piston or air bag) |
621.3 | | . . . Load support member lifted by supporting eccentric cam or rotating crank drive |
621.4 | | . . . Load support member lifted by inclined supporting surface |
622 | | . . Oppositely moving members (e.g., doffing, etc.) |
623 | | . . Wherein the velocities of at least two of the members are not equal |
624 | | . . Rotary members |
625 | | . . . Screw type |
626.1 | | . . Opposed endless belts |
626.2 | | . . . Load is enclosed by belts |
626.3 | | . . . . Having means to adjust one belt relative to the opposed belt |
626.4 | | . . . . . By biasing means |
626.5 | | . . . Having adjustable belt portion |
626.6 | | . . . . By biasing means |
629 | | . Diverse |
630 | | . Moving wave type |
631.1 | | . Conveyor portion only cyclically rotates, shifts, or oscillates for extra-conveying function |
632 | | . Conveyor section folds to facilitate transportation or storage of section |
633 | | . Movement of load changed relative to conveyor movement on contact of load with passive means |
634 | | . . Load responsive means or timing means controls load engaging means |
635 | | . . Stripper (e.g., static scraper) |
636 | | . . Passive means causes load to move laterally of conveyor |
637 | | . . . To discharge load from conveyor |
638 | | . Thrower |
639 | | . . Condition responsive control |
640 | | . . With guide or deflector for material thrown |
641 | | . . Adjustable means to control trajectory distance or direction |
642 | | . . Rotary |
643 | | . Endless belt strand or chain-like member to lift viscous fluid |
644 | | . Conveyor for signatures |
657 | | . Screw |
658 | | . . Including rotating load confining means (e.g., tumbler) |
659 | | . . Including a deformable element |
660 | | . . Including an axially adjustable helical surface formation |
661 | | . . Having axially varying capacity |
662 | | . . Plural helical surface formations |
663 | | . . . Separate, parallel formations supporting same load |
664 | | . . . Transversing less than 360 degrees |
665 | | . . . . And reversible |
666 | | . . . Coupled end-to-end |
667 | | . . . . With intermediate drive |
668 | | . . . . Pivotably |
669 | | . . . Of opposite hand |
670 | | . . With means for controlling flow or to assist conveying |
671 | | . . With means to assist in discharging from or feeding to the housing of the helical surface information |
672 | | . . Including bearing means |
673 | | . . . Bearing means directly engages periphery of the helical surface formation |
674 | | . . Including drive means |
675 | | . . . Having reversible or variable speed |
676 | | . . Helical surface formation structure |
677 | | . . With means for securing helical surface formation to driving member |
678.1 | | . Endless conveyor having means for suspending load |
679 | | . . Magnetic means |
680 | | . . Means engagable with hanger to change hanger position relative to drive means or to release load |
681 | | . . Load directly suspended from means spanning between parallel drive means |
682 | | . . Having lock connection between hanger and load engaging means |
683 | | . . Articulated drive means provided with non-load supporting guide means |
684 | | . . Having means interengaging articulated drive and drive means therefor |
685 | | . . Elongated drive means and hanger interengaging means |
686 | | . . . Strand or cable drive means connected to hanger below hanger support means |
687 | | . . . Chain or pivotally connected members drive means connected to hanger below hanger support means |
687.1 | | . . Separable conveyor portion |
688.1 | | . Having means to enhance the friction or adherence between the conveyor and load at random locations on conveyor |
689.1 | | . . Suction |
690.1 | | . . Magnetic |
690.2 | | . . Transversely extending enlongated ridge means formed on or attached by nonmechanical means to the conveyor |
691 | | . . Electrostatic |
692 | | . . Impaling |
693 | | . . . Having impaled load removal assisting means |
697 | | . . Load-engaging belt having separate load-impelling, projecting member swingably mounted thereon |
698 | | . . Load-engaging belt having load-impelling, projecting cross members (e.g., slat, etc.) joined thereto by mechanical fastening means |
699 | | . . . Belt formed of a continuous member of flexible sheet-type material (e.g., canvas, etc.) |
699.1 | | . . By a plurality of laterally spaced, projecting members on the conveyor |
700 | | . Single suspended loop |
701 | | . Bucket |
702 | | . . To convey liquid |
703 | | . . Having means to facilitate loading or discharging load from bucket |
704 | | . . . Bucket has door means to release load |
705 | | . . . Having means to engage and move load from bucket |
706 | | . . . Having means to pivot bucket relative to endless drive means |
707 | | . . Interconnected buckets form chain |
708 | | . . Having means to close gap between buckets |
709 | | . . Having means to adjust tension on endless bucket carrier |
710 | | . . Slide and guide or wheel and track means to movably support bucket |
711 | | . . Bucket with connection to endless band or strand-type carrier |
712 | | . . Bucket with connection to endless chain or link-type carrier |
713 | | . . Bucket structure |
714 | | . . . Composite |
715 | | . Flexible pocket |
716 | | . Flight means in conduit for lifting flowable solid material |
717 | | . Pusher conveyor and separate load support surface |
718 | | . . Condition responsive control |
719 | | . . Having means to prevent damage to conveyor |
720 | | . . Having means to recycle conveyed load |
721 | | . . With antifriction or movable supporting surface |
722 | | . . Rotating pusher |
723 | | . . . To move load in an arcuate path |
724 | | . . . . Wherein path is helical |
725 | | . . Endless-orbiting pusher or its load support |
726 | | . . . Coacting plural pushers in plural orbits |
727 | | . . . Pusher edge configured to load-support surface |
728 | | . . . Pusher connected to endless pusher-carrier |
729 | | . . . . With carrier drive or guide means configured to pusher |
730 | | . . . . Integral element forming pusher, connection and carried link |
731 | | . . . . By detachable or adjustable connection |
732 | | . . . . By pivot between pusher and carrier |
733 | | . . . . By connection to single carrier |
734 | | . . . Pusher-surface configuration |
735.1 | | . . . Load support, casing, shield or auxiliary attachment |
735.2 | | . . . . Modules connectable end to end with no relative movement |
735.3 | | . . . . Door, casing, cover, or load supporting surface |
735.4 | | . . . . . Casing or load supporting floor with door |
735.5 | | . . . . . Removable cover overlying the conveyor |
735.6 | | . . . . Modules connected end to end permitting relative angular positioning (e.g., due to uneven ground) |
736 | | . . Reciprocating pusher |
737 | | . . . Plural laterally spaced alternately acting |
738 | | . . . Mounted on a carrier |
739 | | . . . . Carrier has a swinging path of movement |
740 | | . . . . Carrier has an orbital path of movement |
741 | | . . . . Plural pushers |
742 | | . . . . . Oscillating about axis or axes |
743 | | . . . . . . Axis or axes transverse to path of travel |
744 | | . . . . . . . Axis or axes below load support surface |
745 | | . . . . . . Axis or axes perpendicular to load support surface |
746 | | . . . . Pivotally mounted pusher |
747 | | . . . Pusher having linear path of movement |
748 | | . . . . Moved by endless actuator |
749 | | . . . Pusher configuration |
750.1 | | . Reciprocating conveying surface |
750.11 | | . . Reciprocating gripper |
750.12 | | . . . Suction gripper |
750.13 | | . . . Magnetic or electrostatic gripper |
750.14 | | . . Reciprocating surface carries load horizontally and vertically for one cycle only |
750.2 | | . . Surface formed by plural parallel elongated sections reciprocating horizontally |
750.3 | | . . . Seals |
750.4 | | . . . With specified bearing |
750.5 | | . . . Piston drive |
750.6 | | . . . . Detachable drive |
750.7 | | . . Piston drive |
750.8 | | . . Eccentric cam or rotating crank drive |
751 | | . . With control means responsive to sensor means |
752.1 | | . . Vibratory conveying member |
753 | | . . . Selectively operated to reverse direction of movement |
754 | | . . . With flexible-belt extension |
755 | | . . . With retrograde-movement preventer |
756 | | . . . Having helical path |
757 | | . . . . Confined within a bowl |
758 | | . . . Coupled parts from single vibratory trough |
759 | | . . . Conveying member having support or drive |
760 | | . . . . With damper for conveying member or support |
761 | | . . . . With means to control load speed |
762 | | . . . . . By control of motor speed |
763 | | . . . . Support for conveying member |
764 | | . . . . . Pivotal link support |
765 | | . . . . . Rolling contact support |
766 | | . . . . . With drive causing conveying member vibration |
767 | | . . . . . . With damper for drive |
768 | | . . . . . . By fluid means |
769 | | . . . . . . By electromagnetic means |
770 | | . . . . . . By unbalanced weights |
771 | | . . . Conveying member configuration |
772 | | . . With retrograde movement preventer |
773 | | . . Including set of alternately-acting load-support members |
774.1 | | . . . Longitudinally extending interdigitated sets (lifted by oscillating arms, etc.) |
775 | | . . . . Each set movable |
776 | | . . . . . Sets move through a closed-loop path |
774.2 | | . . . . Load support member lifted by inclined supporting fluid actuators |
774.3 | | . . . . Load support members lifted by supporting, eccentric cam or rotating crank drive |
774.4 | | . . . . Load support members lifted by inclined supporting surface |
777 | | . . . Including transverse pivoted sets of alternately acting load-support members |
778 | | . Spiral |
779 | | . Load-supporting rolls moved about endless path |
780 | | . Live roll |
781.01 | | . . Live roll drive engages, disengages, or slips responsive to load position or blockage |
781.02 | | . . . Friction drive slips or disengages |
781.03 | | . . . . Belt drive |
781.04 | | . . . . Friction wheel drive |
781.05 | | . . . Live roll is driven by load sensor (e.g., trigger roller) |
781.06 | | . . . . Sensor and drive interconnected by fluid or electric means |
781.07 | | . . . . Positive gear drive |
781.08 | | . . . . Friction wheel drive |
781.09 | | . . . . Flat belt drive |
781.1 | | . . . . O-Ring drive |
781.11 | | . . . . Chain drive |
782 | | . . Having means to adjust position of roll relative to load (i.e., vertically, horizontally, angularly, etc.) |
783 | | . . Having intermittent, periodic, timed or programmed drive for rolls |
784 | | . . Arranged or having means to change load speed |
785 | | . . Roll (s) center load on conveyor |
786 | | . . Load moves axially of roll |
787 | | . . Rolls causes load to travel curved path |
788 | | . . With motor means for roll |
789 | | . . Roll drive means |
790 | | . . . Belt drive |
791 | | . . . Gear drive |
792 | | . Conveyor having a zone of varying speed |
793 | | . Unit load conveying surface means moved about an endless or rotating path |
794 | | . . With manual, position or condition responsive drive control |
797 | | . . Unit load conveying means maintained in uniform orientation while transiting from one direction to another |
798 | | . . . By coacting with guide only while transiting from one direction to another |
799 | | . . . Plural endless means support and maintain conveying surface horizontally orientated while moving around associated but axially displaced sprockets power-driven section |
800 | | . . . By constant engagement with guide means throughout conveying course of travel |
801 | | . . Conveying surface elevates load and has cantilever-type connection with endless means |
802 | | . . Conveying surface movable relative to path |
867.01 | | . . Holder is removable or replaceable relative to drive |
867.02 | | . . . Holder grips load |
867.03 | | . . . . Suction gripper |
867.04 | | . . . . Magnetic or electrostatic gripper |
867.05 | | . . . . Gripper portion biased to load engaging position |
867.06 | | . . . . Gripper portion made of resilient material which is self-biased into engaging position |
867.07 | | . . . . Cam means moves at least one portion of the gripper to a load engaging position |
867.08 | | . . . . Holder is adjustable for different sized loads |
867.09 | | . . . Holder for hollow load contacts interiorly |
867.1 | | . . . Holder formed of nongripping elements which separate from each other as they pass through a curved path |
867.11 | | . . . Holder means forms recess to receive or seat load |
867.12 | | . . . Holder means forms an aperture for receiving load |
867.13 | | . . . Holder has frictional engagement with drive |
867.14 | | . . . Holder has positive engagement with drive |
867.15 | | . . . Holder is attached by a detachable connector to the drive |
803.2 | | . . . Holder supported and driven by horizontally spaced drive |
795 | | . . . Each conveying surface means abbutted and pushed by succeeding conveying surface means |
803.3 | | . . Holder grips load |
803.4 | | . . . Relatively adjustable grippers space portion of load |
803.5 | | . . . Suction gripper |
803.6 | | . . . Magnetic or electrostatic gripper |
803.7 | | . . . Gripper portion biased to load engaging position |
803.8 | | . . . Gripper portion made of resilient material which is self biased into engaging position |
803.9 | | . . . Cam means moves at least one portion of the gripper to a load engaging position |
803.1 | | . . . Gripping portions self-open as they pass through a curved path |
803.11 | | . . Nongripping holder is adjustable for different sized loads |
803.12 | | . . Holder for hollow load contacts interiorly |
803.13 | | . . Holder formed of nongripping elements which self-open as they pass through a curved path |
803.14 | | . . Holder means forms recess to receive or seat load |
803.15 | | . . Holder means forms an aperature for receiving load |
803.16 | | . Rotary conveyor without specific locations for supporting randomly placed articles or bulk material |
804 | | . Endless conveyor |
805 | | . . Magnetically guided, supported or driven |
806 | | . . Revolvable means engaging carrier belt face automatically skews to correct belt training deviation |
807 | | . . . With power drive (e.g., pressure cylinder or electric motor, etc.) for skewing revolvable means |
808 | | . . . With revolvable means supporting belt in transversely troughed form |
809 | | . . Vertically shiftable belt situated between auxiliary load supports |
810.01 | | . . Condition responsive |
810.02 | | . . . Belt damage sensor |
810.03 | | . . . Belt tracking sensor |
810.04 | | . . . Belt tension sensor |
811 | | . . Pressurized fluid or suction applied to carrier belt to modify its reaction with support |
812 | | . . Having variable conveying length |
813 | | . . Device for tensioning belt |
814 | | . . . With spring biasing means |
815 | | . . . With counterweight |
816 | | . . . With screw adjusting means |
817 | | . . Separate, parallel conveying reaches supporting same load |
818 | | . . Having upwardly facing trough configuration in transverse direction on conveying reach |
819 | | . . . Edges movable together to enclose load |
820 | | . . . Having preformed trough shape |
821 | | . . . . Formed of or including a continuous member of sheet-like material (e.g., canvas, etc.) |
822 | | . . . . Formed or including transverse plates tandemly disposed lengthwise of carrier belt |
823 | | . . . Supported in trough form by separate, unattached means engaging carrier belt face |
824 | | . . . . Roller or roller assembly |
825 | | . . . . . Independently rotatable rollers canted relative to each other |
826 | | . . . . . . Means for selectively adjusting angle between rollers to vary carrier belt shape |
827 | | . . . . . . Pivotally linked rollers form chain supported only at its ends |
828 | | . . . . . . Roller-supporting transverse frame connected to side-frame stand |
829 | | . . . . . . Individually cantilevered roller |
830 | | . . . . . . Transverse frame carrying at least three transversely spaced roller supports |
831 | | . . Upper and lower runs of same belt travel vertically aligned, laterally bending paths |
832 | | . . Carrier belt drive means |
832.1 | | . . . Indexed or intermittent drive |
832.2 | | . . . Brake means to slow, stop or hold carrier belt |
832.3 | | . . . . Brake means directly engages carrier belt |
833 | | . . . Carrier belt driven by contact with separate drive belt, or connected thereto by quick-release clamp |
834 | | . . . Wheel with radial teeth-engaging carrier belt or means connected therewith |
835 | | . . . Roller, wheel, or drum-engaging belt |
836.1 | | . . Having load retainer or guide separate from carrier belt |
836.2 | | . . . Load retainer biases load transversely against carrier belt |
836.3 | | . . . Laterally adjustable or yieldable guides contact load |
836.4 | | . . . Replaceable modular guides for changing the conveying path cross-section |
837 | | . . Support, guide, or hold-down means for carrier belt |
838 | | . . . Track which supports rollers attached to belt |
839 | | . . . Means twists carrier belt or guides it between angularly oriented horizontal reaches |
840 | | . . . Guide exerting lateral force on nonload-supporting belt surface |
841 | | . . . Means slidably supporting belt |
842 | | . . . Rotatable support or hold-down engaging non-load-carrying face of belt |
843 | | . . . . Resilient |
844.1 | | . . Carrier belt structure |
844.2 | | . . . Connection means joins ends of sheet-like belt |
845 | | . . . Carrier belt supported or guided by rotatable means attached thereto |
846 | | . . . Formed of or including a continuous member of sheet-like material (e.g., canvas, etc.) |
847 | | . . . . Including separate reinforcing elements or plural sheet-formed plies |
848 | | . . . Formed of or including wire mesh, or rods hooked together at belt edges |
849 | | . . . . Link belt attached to carrier belt |
850 | | . . . Formed of or including pivotally interconnected rigid links |
851 | | . . . . Separate pins interconnect links |
852 | | . . . . . Links pivot about mutually perpendicular axes |
853 | | . . . . . Links having interfitted ends |
860.1 | | CONVEYOR FRAME OR CASING |
860.2 | | . Modules connectable end-to-end with no relative movement |
860.3 | | . Casing, cover, shield or load supporting surface |
860.4 | | . . Casing with door |
860.5 | | . . Removable cover overlying the conveyor |
861.1 | | . Adjustable conveyor frame or casing |
861.2 | | . . Conveyor frame or casing flexes or pivots intermediate its ends to move one end relative to the other |
861.3 | | . . . Single horizontal pivot axis only |
861.4 | | . . Entire conveyor pivots about horizontal and vertical axes |
861.5 | | . . Entire conveyor pivots about horizontal axis |
861.6 | | . . Entire conveyor pivots about vertical axis |
866 | | MISCELLANEOUS |
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950 | | CONVEYOR TRANSVERSES WALL APERTURE |
951 | | TURNING CIGARETTES END-FOR-END |
952 | | HEATING OR COOLING |
953 | | COIL SPRING UNTANGLING APPARATUS |
954 | | OVERFLOW |
955 | | AIR MANIFOLD |
956 | | IMPACT PLATES |
957 | | CONVEYOR MATERIAL |
958 | | LOAD UNITS COUNTER |
959 | | WEIGHING |