A belt conveyor has an upward sloping tube and a hopper extending outward from the lower intake end of the tube. A belt has an upper run passing along a hopper floor of the hopper then over a top S-roller of an S-roller assembly, under a bottom S-roller thereof, and up through the tube. Resilient bottom seal strips each extend along each side of the hopper with lower edges thereof bearing against the belt adjacent to side edges of the belt and resilient top seal strips are fastened on top of the corresponding bottom seal strips such that a lower edge of each top seal strip bears against the belt beside the lower edge of the corresponding bottom seal strip. Roller seals seal edges of the S-rollers and the belt passing therethrough, and a support surface supports the belt between the bottom S-roller and the intake end of the tube.

A belt conveyor has an upward sloping tube and a hopper extending outward from the lower intake end of the tube. A belt has an upper run passing along a hopper floor of the hopper then over a top S-roller of an S-roller assembly, under a bottom S-roller thereof, and up through the tube. Resilient bottom seal strips each extend along each side of the hopper with lower edges thereof bearing against the belt adjacent to side edges of the belt and resilient top seal strips are fastened on top of the corresponding bottom seal strips such that a lower edge of each top seal strip bears against the belt beside the lower edge of the corresponding bottom seal strip. Roller seals seal edges of the S-rollers and the belt passing therethrough, and a support surface supports the belt between the bottom S-roller and the intake end of the tube.

Guide rail for an easy to clean conveyor, where the guide rail is adapted to have a straight position, in which position the guide rail is adapted to support a conveyor chain, and a folded position spaced apart from the straight position, where the guide rail comprises an upper support part adapted to glidingly support a conveyor chain, and a lower attachment part adapted to attach the guide rail to a holder, where the lower attachment part is adapted to allow the guide rail to pivot in the holder between the straight position and the folded position. In this way, a guide rail that allows for an easy cleaning of a conveyor is provided for. Such conveyors are e.g. used in the food industry.

Guide rail for an easy to clean conveyor, where the guide rail is adapted to have a straight position, in which position the guide rail is adapted to support a conveyor chain, and a folded position spaced apart from the straight position, where the guide rail comprises an upper support part adapted to glidingly support a conveyor chain, and a lower attachment part adapted to attach the guide rail to a holder, where the lower attachment part is adapted to allow the guide rail to pivot in the holder between the straight position and the folded position. In this way, a guide rail that allows for an easy cleaning of a conveyor is provided for. Such conveyors are e.g. used in the food industry.

Conveyor chain support for an easy to clean conveyor, where the conveyor chain support comprises an outer peripheral sliding surface adapted to glidingly support a conveyor chain in a return path of the conveyor, where the conveyor chain support is adapted to be attached on a transverse axle of the conveyor in a support position and where the conveyor chain support is a single piece comprising a first jaw and a second jaw joining each other at one end and forming a mouth at the other end, where the conveyor chain support is adapted to be attached on the transverse axle through the mouth. In this way, a conveyor chain support that allows for an easy cleaning of a conveyor is provided for. Such conveyors are e.g. used in the food industry.

Conveyor chain support for an easy to clean conveyor, where the conveyor chain support comprises an outer peripheral sliding surface adapted to glidingly support a conveyor chain in a return path of the conveyor, where the conveyor chain support is adapted to be attached on a transverse axle of the conveyor in a support position and where the conveyor chain support is a single piece comprising a first jaw and a second jaw joining each other at one end and forming a mouth at the other end, where the conveyor chain support is adapted to be attached on the transverse axle through the mouth. In this way, a conveyor chain support that allows for an easy cleaning of a conveyor is provided for. Such conveyors are e.g. used in the food industry.

Conveying elements (10) are used for moving insulation glass blanks (1) prior to, during and after sealing the blanks, the conveying elements (10) including supports (12) that support and move the insulation glass blank. The supports (12) on the conveying elements (10) are oriented relative to the insulation glass blank (1) in such a way that no supports (12) are in contact with the insulation glass blank in the region of corners (20) of the insulation glass blank (1), i.e. where sealing compound (2) can project from the outer periphery of the insulation glass blank (1).

A dispensing device for bulk material, a system comprising a dispensing device and a method for cleaning a dispensing device are provided. The conveying device for bulk material includes at least one pick-up unit for picking up bulk material to be dispensed. At least one discharge area is downstream of the pick-up unit in a main conveying direction and/or into which bulk material can be relocated from the pick-up unit, in particular, via a bulk material outlet opening of the pick-up unit. A discharge element is provided within the discharge area for discharging the bulk material from the discharge area in a direction of a discharge opening of the device. At least one nozzle is provided for blowing fluid into an area existing around the discharge element.

Container-handling facility for handling containers such as cans or bottles or the like in the beverage-processing industry, the container-handling facility compris at least one transport device for transporting the containers and a drone can be brought into the transport device, wherein the drone comprises an acceleration sensor for measuring an acceleration acting on the drone and a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure acting on the drone in the transport device, wherein the drone can transmit data corresponding to a measured acceleration and a measured pressure to a control unit, and wherein the control unit is ed to regulate at least one operating parameter influenc the acceleration of the drone and/or the pressure acting on the drone, ding o a comparison between the data received the drone and nominal values for the operating parameter and/or the acceleration and/or the pressure, stored in a memory.

Container-handling facility for handling containers such as cans or bottles or the like in the beverage-processing industry, the container-handling facility compris at least one transport device for transporting the containers and a drone can be brought into the transport device, wherein the drone comprises an acceleration sensor for measuring an acceleration acting on the drone and a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure acting on the drone in the transport device, wherein the drone can transmit data corresponding to a measured acceleration and a measured pressure to a control unit, and wherein the control unit is ed to regulate at least one operating parameter influenc the acceleration of the drone and/or the pressure acting on the drone, ding o a comparison between the data received the drone and nominal values for the operating parameter and/or the acceleration and/or the pressure, stored in a memory.