MODULAR CONVEYOR BELT CARRYING PRODUCTS IN A REGULAR AND BALANCED MANNER

Abstract

A modular conveyor belt is used for transportation in industry, and enables products with oval geometry that are likely to move on the belt, to be transported in a regular and balanced manner without causing any accumulation.

Claims

1. A modular conveyor belt which is used for transportation in industry, enables products with oval geometry that are likely to move on the belt, to be transported in a regular and balanced manner without causing any accumulation, the modular conveyor belt comprising: a movable connection point that has the same function as a hinge and pin connection, which allows modules to be engaged end-to-end in a movable manner, wherein, it has a geometric form in which the height of the ends of the modules is lower than the height of a middle part of the module according to the side view of the module so as to ensure that the products are transported without moving in a recess formed by a creating peak and the recess forms by engaging said modules end to end.

2. A modular conveyor belt according to claim 1, wherein the side view of the module has a triangular form.

3. A modular conveyor belt according to claim 1, wherein the side view of the module has an inverted “U” form.

4. A modular conveyor belt according to claim 1, wherein the side view of the module has an inverted “V” form.

5. A modular conveyor belt according to claim 1, comprising side connection elements that can be engaged with a screw-nut connection apparatuses formed on their lower surfaces to enable the modules to be attached side by side.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0015] The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, thus the characteristics of the invention will be understood clearly. However, the aim of this is not to limit the invention with such certain embodiments. On the contrary, it is aimed to cover all alternatives, amendments and equivalents which may be contained in the field defined by the accompanying claims. It is to be understood that the details shown are only shown for the sake of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and presented for both illustrating the methods and for providing description of the rules of the invention and the conceptual features of the invention to be easily understood. In these figures;

[0016] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inventive modular conveyor.

[0017] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the single line module group of the inventive modular conveyor.

[0018] FIG. 3 is a side view of the single line module group of the inventive modular conveyor.

[0019] FIG. 4 is a side view of a module of the inventive modular conveyor.

[0020] The figures which enable to clarify this invention are enumerated as mentioned in the attached figure and they are given with their names herein below.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCES

[0021] 1. Modular conveyor [0022] 10. Single line module group [0023] 100. Module [0024] 101. Movable connection point [0025] 102. Side Connection Element [0026] A. Peak [0027] B. Recess

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0028] In this detailed description, the inventive modular conveyor belt (1) is described by means of examples only for clarifying the subject matter such that no limiting effect is created. In the description, a modular conveyor belt (1) which is used for transportation in industry, is designed by associating many modules end-to-end and side-by-side, particularly enables the products with oval geometry that are likely to move on the belt, to be transported in a regular and balanced manner without causing any accumulation.

[0029] In FIG. 1, a perspective view of the inventive modular conveyor band (1) is shown. Accordingly, the modular conveyor belt (1) comprises a plurality of single-line module groups (10) aligned side by side. The single line module group (10) also consists of end-to-end attached, movable connection points (101) with hinge and pin connection and end-to-end attached modules (100). The number of single line module groups (10) aligned side by side is selected according to the width of the modular conveyor belt (1). Likewise, the number of modules (100) attached end to end in the single line module group (10) is selected according to the height of the modular conveyor belt (1). As seen in the figure, there are peaks (A) and recesses (B) on the modular conveyor belt (1). The structure consisting of these peaks (A) and recesses (B) ensures that the products are transported in a homogeneous flow and without any accumulation in the outlet section.

[0030] In FIG. 2, the perspective view of the inventive modular conveyor belt (1), showing the single line module group (10) is given. When the single line module group (10) seen here is engaged side by side, the modular conveyor belt (1) is formed. In the modular conveyor belt (1), single line module groups (10) are provided with the side connection elements (102) located in the modules (100).

[0031] The modules (100) are engaged with connection elements, which can be screws and nuts from the side connection elements (102) on their side sections.

[0032] In FIG. 3, the side view of the modular conveyor belt (1) is seen as a single line module group (10). Thus, when the modules (100) forming the single line module group (10) are connected to each other end-to-end on the movable connection point (101), they have a geometric form to form peak (A) and recess. Therefore, the transported products will be placed in the recess (B) sections and can be transported without moving on the modular conveyor belt (1), in a regular manner, without any accumulation. As can be seen in FIG. 4, the geometry that constitutes the peak (A) and recess (B) formation is provided by designing the modules (100) used from a lower height dimension than the middle section of the two ends. Thus, the side view geometry of the module (100) may be in the form of a triangle. Similarly, the form of the module (100) may be in the form of an inverted “U” or in the form of an inverted “V” with rounded pointed parts.

[0033] The inventive modular conveyor belt (1) can preferably be made of plastic and metal materials.