Patent classifications
B22D11/0688
Transport device
A transport device, in particular, for transporting cooling blocks (5) in a casting machine with caterpillar mold, wherein the transport device includes: a plurality of roller elements (4), which circulate endless in a caterpillar-like manner on a circulating path U and is drivable by a drive device (33); at least two parallel guide paths (20), each of which includes one or more roller running surfaces (12a, 12b) and each of which extends over the entire circulating path U; wherein each roller element (4) includes a roller element body (34), which has a first end (35) and a second end (36) in the direction of circulation; each roller element (4) includes at least one roller (10) respectively in the area of the first end (35) and in the area of the second end (36); and the rollers (10) situated in the area of the first end (35) of roller element body (34) roll on roller running surfaces (12a, 12b) different from those of the rollers (10) situated in the area of the second end (36) of the roller element body (34).
TRANSPORT DEVICE
A transport device, in particular, for transporting cooling blocks (5) in a casting machine with caterpillar mold, wherein the transport device includes: a plurality of roller elements (4), which circulate endless in a caterpillar-like manner on a circulating path U and is drivable by a drive device (33); at least two parallel guide paths (20), each of which includes one or more roller running surfaces (12a, 12b) and each of which extends over the entire circulating path U; wherein each roller element (4) includes a roller element body (34), which has a first end (35) and a second end (36) in the direction of circulation; each roller element (4) includes at least one roller (10) respectively in the area of the first end (35) and in the area of the second end (36); and the rollers (10) situated in the area of the first end (35) of roller element body (34) roll on roller running surfaces (12a, 12b) different from those of the rollers (10) situated in the area of the second end (36) of the roller element body (34).