Drive and guide arrangement for endless conveyer

• Main Authors: DECKARM; KURT, WOLPERS; FRANZ M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.09.1995
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; STORING; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING

PCT No. PCT/EP92/02100 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 10, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 10, 1994 PCT Filed Sep. 12, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/06029 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 1, 1993.A drive and guide arrangement for an endless conveyor includes a plurality of transport members, at least one drive wheel, and at least one chain of rubber links forming a traction member having respective end regions. The chain is reversible around the drive wheel at at least one of the end regions. The chain includes steel cable traction supports arranged within the rubber links. A first side of the chain faces the transport members and is formed with a plurality of block teeth. At least two of the block teeth have bores formed therethrough separated from one another by a predetermined distance. A second side of the chain opposite to the first side is formed with a plurality of drive teeth for engaging with the drive wheel. A guide is provided having a receiving profile and located adjacent to the chain. A plurality of connecting-and-guide members join the chain to the transport members. The connecting-and-guide members include a plurality of roller axles each being received in a respective one of the bores, and each having a first and second end. A plurality of axial-and-radial rollers are each respectively attached to the first end of a respective one of the roller axles and are each arranged to roll in the guide.