CONVEYOR LINE FOR A CONVEYOR

Abstract

The present invention relates to a conveyor line (1) comprising at least one link plate chain (2), which consists of a plurality of chain links (3a, 3b) each with two link plates (4, 5), wherein at least one chain link (3a, 3b) comprises a bracket (angled holder) (9a, 9b) with a fastening section (10), and at least one conveying means (11), which can be fastened by a fastener via an assembly section (12) to the bracket (angled holder) (9a, 9b).

Claims

1. Conveyor line (1), comprising: at least one link plate chain (2), which consists of a plurality of chain links (3a, 3b) each with two link plates (4, 5), wherein at least one chain link (3a, 3b) comprises a bracket (9a, 9b) with a fastening section (10), and at least one conveying means (11), which can be fastened by a fastener via an assembly section (12) to the bracket (9a, 9b), characterized in that an alignment element (13) is formed on the bracket (9a, 9b) and/or on the assembly section (12), so that the assembly section (12) can be positioned in a predetermined manner relative to the bracket (9a, 9b) prior to fastening by the fastener.

2. The conveyor line (1) according to claim 1, wherein the alignment element (13) is formed on the assembly section (12), and a corresponding alignment element (14) is formed on the bracket (9a, 9b), in particular on the fastening section (10) of the bracket (9a, 9b).

3. The conveyor line (1) according to claim 1, wherein the alignment element (13) comprises a recess, depression, elevation, or a projection.

4. The conveyor line (1) according to claim 2, wherein the corresponding alignment element (14) has a shape design complementary to the alignment element (13).

5. The conveyor line (1) according to claim 1, wherein the alignment element (13) is formed by an elevation surrounding a hole, which in the aligned state engages into another hole (14) complementary to the elevation, and wherein the fastener in the fastened state is passed through both holes.

6. The conveyor line (1) according to claim 1, wherein the fastener comprises a screw or a rivet.

7. The conveyor line (1) according to claim 1, wherein the conveying means (11) is designed as a bucket, a plate, or a cell.

8. A conveyor, in particular a bucket elevator or steel link belt with a conveyor line according to claim 1, which forms a closed loop.

9. The conveyor line (1) according to claim 1, wherein the alignment element (13) is formed on the assembly section (12), and a corresponding alignment element (14) is formed on the bracket (9a, 9b), in particular on the fastening section (10) of the bracket (9a, 9b), wherein the alignment element (13) comprises a recess, depression, elevation, or a projection, and further wherein the corresponding alignment element (14) has a shape design complementary to the alignment element (13).

Description

[0028] The invention along with the technical background will be exemplarily described below based on the figures. Shown schematically on

[0029] FIG. 1: is a cross section through a conveyor line,

[0030] FIG. 2: is a side view of a link plate of a link plate chain and a conveying means of a conveyor line,

[0031] FIG. 3: is a top view of a first embodiment of a link plate chain,

[0032] FIG. 4: is a top view of a second embodiment of a link plate chain,

[0033] FIG. 5: is a top view of a third embodiment of a link plate chain, and

[0034] FIG. 6: is a partial cross sectional view through another embodiment of a link plate chain.

[0035] FIG. 1 shows a conveyor line 1 with a link plate chain 2 and a conveying means 11, The conveying means 11 is exemplarily shown as a belt mat, and comprises an assembly section 12 with a connecting element having an alignment element 13. The alignment element 13 is designed as an elevation surrounding a hole.

[0036] The link plate chain 2 comprises an inner chain link 3a and an outer chain link 3b. The inner chain link 3a has a first link plate 4a and a second link plate 5a. The inner chain link 3a further comprises two bushes 7, which are each non-rotatably connected with the first link plate 4a and the second link plate 5a, and space the latter apart from each other.

[0037] The outer chain link 3b comprises a first link plate 4b and a second link plate Sb. The first link plate 4b and the second link plate 5b are non-rotatably connected with each other and spaced apart from each other by two belts 8, wherein the bolts 8 are each rotatably arranged inside a bush 7 of an adjacent inner chain link 3a. The link plates 4, 5 of an inner chain link 3a and an adjacent outer chain link 3b thus overlap each other.

[0038] A separate bracket (angled holder) 9a is secured to the first link plate 4a of the inner chain link 3a, and a separate bracket (angled holder) 9b is formed on the first link plate 4b of the outer chain link 3b. The brackets (angled holders) 9a, 9b each have a fastening section 10, which is directed in the direction of the opposing second link plate 5a, 5b, and thus extends over a central longitudinal axis of the link plate chain 2. A hole 14 is formed in the fastening section 10, which serves as a fastening element for a fastener (not shown), and as a complementary alignment element for the alignment element 13. Accordingly, the shape of the hole 14 corresponds to the design of the elevation of the alignment element 13 of the conveying means 11. A fastener (not shown) in the form of a screw or rivet can be guided through the hole of the alignment element 13 and the hole 14. The alignment element 13 and the hole 14 allow the conveying means 11 to be easily held in the desired alignment relative to the link plate chain 2 prior to fastening, so that the expense for fastening can be diminished.

[0039] Since the hole 14 of a bracket (angled holder) 9 can be arranged centrally between the link plates 4, 5, the dimensioning of the assembly section 12 of the conveying means 11 need not be changed given a change in the dimensioning of the chain links 3 of a link plate chain 2.

[0040] FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of a link plate 4. As evident, a bracket (angled holder) 9 is integrally designed with the link plate 4. Otherwise, the embodiment on FIG. 2 corresponds to the embodiment of FIG. 1.

[0041] FIGS. 3 to 5 show top views of different link plate chains which differ from each other in the arrangement of bracket (angled holders) 9. The link plate chains 2 consist of inner chain links 3a and outer chain links 3b, as were already described in more detail with reference to FIG. 1.

[0042] According to FIG. 3, the bracket (angled holders) 9a, 9b of adjacent inner chain links 3a and outer chain links 3b are arranged on the same side of the link plate chain 2.

[0043] By contrast, the bracket (angled holders) 9a and 9b of adjacent inner chain links 3a and outer chain links 3b according to the embodiment of FIG. 4 are alternatingly arranged on opposing sides relative to the longitudinal direction of the link plate chain L.

[0044] According to FIG. 5, both the first link plate 4a, 4b and the second link plate 5a, 5b of both the inner chain links 3a and the outer chain links 3b each in turn have one bracket (angled holder) 9a, b.

[0045] If the embodiments of the link plate chains described above each only have one individual link plate as the link plate, the link plates 5a, 5b, 4a, 4b according to the embodiments on FIG. 6 are each comprised of two individual link plates 6, of which only one individual link plate 6 comprises a bracket (angled holder) 9b.

REFERENCE LIST

[0046] 1 Conveyor line [0047] 2 Link plate chain [0048] 3a Inner chain link [0049] 3b Outer chain link [0050] 4a, b First link plate [0051] 5a, b Second link plate [0052] 6 Individual link plate [0053] 7 Bush [0054] 8 Bolt [0055] 9a, b Bracket (angled holder) [0056] 10 Fastening section [0057] 11 Conveying means [0058] 12 Assembly section [0059] 13 Alignment element [0060] 14 Hole