This disclosure relates to a vented bucket for use in an endless conveyor system, such as the conveyor belt of a grain elevator or feed elevator. More specifically, the disclosed vented bucket includes two oppositely disposed side panels joined by a rear panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel. At least one vent tube extends along or within one of the rear panel, side panels or front panel in a substantially vertical orientation. The vent tube facilitates loading material into the vented bucket by allowing air trapped between the bottom of the bucket and the incoming material to escape into a lower opening of the vent tube and exit via an upper opening of the vent tube. The vent tube further facilitates unloading material from the vented bucket by providing a pathway for air to reach the bottom of the bucket, inhibiting formation of a vacuum between the bottom of the bucket and the exiting material.

The invention relates to a trough conveyor (10), which is designed and configured for transporting fish transversely to the longitudinal extent thereof in the transport direction T.sub.M, comprising a transport chain (12) which can be rotationally driven and is formed from chain links (11) and has a transport run (13), which defines the transport plane E.sub.1, and a return run (14), wherein the continuous transport chain (12) is guided about at least two deflection elements (15), which can be rotated about an axis of rotation D.sub.u, for driving and guiding the transport chain (12), and the transport chain (12) has arranged thereon troughs (16) each intended to receive one fish, which trough conveyor is distinguished in that each trough (16) is arranged on the transport chain (12) so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation D.sub.M extending transversely to the transport direction T.sub.M and comprises at least one guide body (17), and in that at least one guide rail (18) for receiving the guide body (17) and for guiding the same is arranged at least in the transition region from the transport run (13) to the return run (14), wherein the course of the or of each guide rail (18) in the transition region around the deflection element (15) at least partially differs from the course of the transport chain (12) around the deflection element (15). The invention further relates to an arrangement and a method for transferring the fish from such a trough conveyor to a downstream transport means.

The invention relates to a trough conveyor (10), which is designed and configured for transporting fish transversely to the longitudinal extent thereof in the transport direction T.sub.M, comprising a transport chain (12) which can be rotationally driven and is formed from chain links (11) and has a transport run (13), which defines the transport plane E.sub.1, and a return run (14), wherein the continuous transport chain (12) is guided about at least two deflection elements (15), which can be rotated about an axis of rotation D.sub.u, for driving and guiding the transport chain (12), and the transport chain (12) has arranged thereon troughs (16) each intended to receive one fish, which trough conveyor is distinguished in that each trough (16) is arranged on the transport chain (12) so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation D.sub.M extending transversely to the transport direction T.sub.M and comprises at least one guide body (17), and in that at least one guide rail (18) for receiving the guide body (17) and for guiding the same is arranged at least in the transition region from the transport run (13) to the return run (14), wherein the course of the or of each guide rail (18) in the transition region around the deflection element (15) at least partially differs from the course of the transport chain (12) around the deflection element (15). The invention further relates to an arrangement and a method for transferring the fish from such a trough conveyor to a downstream transport means.

A transport system designed to transport buckets in a combination weighing machine that uses two endless chain drives horizontally offset at a distance A, the system comprising carriages to carry the buckets which extend between, and are joined to, the chains such that the simultaneous and coordinated motion of the chains moves the carriages along a closed path with curved sections, the system comprising control gears for the inclination of the carriages on the curved sections of the path, which comprise castor wheels actuated in a coordinated fashion with the chains around both turn axes n, at least one of which placed in the vicinity of each curved section linking the carriages and prepared to mesh with contact elements arranged for such purposes on the carriages.

A transport system designed to transport buckets in a combination weighing machine that uses two endless chain drives horizontally offset at a distance A, the system comprising carriages to carry the buckets which extend between, and are joined to, the chains such that the simultaneous and coordinated motion of the chains moves the carriages along a closed path with curved sections, the system comprising control gears for the inclination of the carriages on the curved sections of the path, which comprise castor wheels actuated in a coordinated fashion with the chains around both turn axes n, at least one of which placed in the vicinity of each curved section linking the carriages and prepared to mesh with contact elements arranged for such purposes on the carriages.

A cleaning device is provided with a three-dimensional circulation route for circulating workpiece holding tools that hold a workpiece, and this three-dimensional circulation route is formed by an endless conveyor chain bendable in various directions being disposed within a rectangular parallelepiped space following along the upper and lower sides thereof. The conveyor chain circulates from an upper side horizontal transport path portion via a falling side transport path portion, a lower side horizontal transport path portion, and a rising side transport path portion, and the workpiece held in the workpiece holding tools is treated by ultrasonic cleaning, shower cleaning, steam cleaning, drying and the like. Thus, it is possible to suitably dispose a workpiece transport route in a limited rectangular parallelepiped space, and carry out cleaning operations for the workpiece efficiently.

A cleaning device is provided with a three-dimensional circulation route for circulating workpiece holding tools that hold a workpiece, and this three-dimensional circulation route is formed by an endless conveyor chain bendable in various directions being disposed within a rectangular parallelepiped space following along the upper and lower sides thereof. The conveyor chain circulates from an upper side horizontal transport path portion via a falling side transport path portion, a lower side horizontal transport path portion, and a rising side transport path portion, and the workpiece held in the workpiece holding tools is treated by ultrasonic cleaning, shower cleaning, steam cleaning, drying and the like. Thus, it is possible to suitably dispose a workpiece transport route in a limited rectangular parallelepiped space, and carry out cleaning operations for the workpiece efficiently.

A transport carriage for transporting workpieces, the transport carriage being movable on a mounting rail in a transport direction. The transport carriage has a transport carriage chassis which supports at least one drive roller that can roll on a drive running surface of the mounting rail and can be driven by a drive motor, the drive motor being carried along with the transport carriage chassis. The transport carriage additionally includes at least one securing device for at least one workpiece. The transport carriage carries along an autonomous power supply device which can supply the drive motor with power. A system is additionally provided for transporting workpieces, having a rail system which has at least one mounting rail and includes at least one such transport carriage which can be moved on the mounting rail in a transport direction.

Conveyor device (1), adapted to take over a conveyed good (F2), in particular a piece of meat, at a takeover area (A1) from an upstream feeding device (110), to handover the conveyed good (F2) at a handover area (A3), in particular to a downstream discharge device (120), to transfer the conveyed good (F2) in a transfer area (A2) from the takeover area (A1) to the handover area (A3),
wherein the conveyor device (1) comprises a plurality of discrete transport units (21), in particular transport baskets (21),
the transport units (21) being arranged in particular in a circulating manner, characterized in
that the transport units (21) are adapted to take over the conveyed good (F2) at the takeover area (A1), in particular to catch a conveyed good provided by a meat dismantling device (112) in the vertically falling state, to be transferred between the takeover area (A1) and the handover area (A3), and to handover the conveyed good (F2) at the handover area (A3).

Conveyor device (1), adapted to take over a conveyed good (F2), in particular a piece of meat, at a takeover area (A1) from an upstream feeding device (110), to handover the conveyed good (F2) at a handover area (A3), in particular to a downstream discharge device (120), to transfer the conveyed good (F2) in a transfer area (A2) from the takeover area (A1) to the handover area (A3),
wherein the conveyor device (1) comprises a plurality of discrete transport units (21), in particular transport baskets (21),
the transport units (21) being arranged in particular in a circulating manner, characterized in
that the transport units (21) are adapted to take over the conveyed good (F2) at the takeover area (A1), in particular to catch a conveyed good provided by a meat dismantling device (112) in the vertically falling state, to be transferred between the takeover area (A1) and the handover area (A3), and to handover the conveyed good (F2) at the handover area (A3).