A flat link chain bucket conveyor
8/10/2009
chain bucket conveyor
Claims
I claim:
1. A high-speed flat link chain bucket conveyor constructed for centrifugal discharging, comprising a flat link chain and buckets mounted on said chain, one bucket after the other, each bucket being secured to the opposite ends of a link of said flat link chain, independent of the other buckets and the other links of said chain, by bucket securing means, characterized in that each of said securing means is fixedly secured to said bucket and is secured to said opposite ends of said link of said flat link chain in the path of travel of said links of said chain and independent of other chain links in said chain with play between each of said securing means and said opposite ends of said link to which said securing means is secured such that at least in the path of travel of said flat link chain said buckets and said securing means fixedly secured to said bucket are movable relative to said chain when the direction of forces applied to said bucket by said flat link chain in said path of travel is changed.
2. A flat link chain bucket conveyor according to claim 1, further characterized in that said bucket securing means are secured to the flat link chain with play via pins formed perpendicularly to said plane and said play is provided by a clearance between said pins and said securing means.
3. A flat link chain bucket conveyor according to claim 2, further characterized in that the boundary faces defining the clearance are circular in the sectional plane of the chain plane.
4. A flat link chain bucket conveyor according to claim 3, further characterized in that said securing means are mounted with play on the link pins of the chain and comprise bucket support brackets rigidly connected to the buckets.
5. A flat link chain bucket conveyor according to claim 4, further characterized in that the bucket support brackets are mounted on the link pins via bores whose diameter is greater than the diameter of the link pins.
6. A flat link chain bucket conveyor according to claim 4, further characterized in that the bucket support brackets have bearing pins which are formed perpendicularly to said plane and which each engage with clearance in an axial bore in the link pin.
7. A flat link chain bucket conveyor according to claim 3, further characterized in that said securing means are mounted with play on the chain link plates of the chain and comprise bucket support brackets rigidly connected to the buckets.
8. A flat link chain bucket conveyor according to claim 7, further characterized in that said securing means are secured with play at bearing element adjacent link pins.
9. A flat link chain bucket conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 8, inclusive, further characterized in that the play is 0.2 to 10 mm.
10. A flat link chain for a flat link chain bucket conveyor according to claim 2, further characterized in that said conveyor comprises parallel flat link chains which travel in parallel travel paths and the securing points of said securing means and the parallel flat link chains are disposed symmetrically with respect to a center line of the chain defined by said paths.
11. A flat link chain according to claim 10, further characterized in that the securing points of said securing means to the flat link chain lie on the chain center line.
12. A flat link chain bucket conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 8, inclusive, further characterized in that the play is 1 to 5 mm.
Tag:chain bucket conveyor,A flat link chain bucket conveyor
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