US 6,981,584 B2
Slat conveyor chain
Peter Grabmann, Hollenbach (Germany)
Assigned to Joh. Winklhofer & Sohne GmbH und Co. KG, Munich (Germany)
Appl. No. 10/488,741
PCT Filed Jul. 23, 2002, PCT No. PCT/EP02/08195
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jul. 09, 2004,
PCT Pub. No. WO03/022712, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 20, 2003.
Claims priority of application No. 201 14 661 U (DE), filed on Sep. 05, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2004/0245076 A1, Dec. 09, 2004
Int. Cl. B65G 17/06 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 198—853 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Conveyor plate chain (1), comprising chain links (2, 3) joined together in each case at a joint location (G, G′), a plate conveyor connected to the chain links (2, 3), comprising a number of single plates (11), each joint location (G, G′) is formed by a joint pin (8, 9) of one chain link (3) and a joint sleeve (5) of the adjacent chain link (2), the joint sleeve accommodating the joint pins (8, 9), a single plate (11) is connected at a mounting location to a joint pin (9), outer chain links (3) with parallel outer link-plates (7) and parallel-arranged joint pins (8, 9) transverse with respect to the outer link-plates (7) and inner chain links (2) with inner link-plates (4) arranged parallel within the outer link-plates (7) and parallel-arranged joint sleeves (5) transverse with respect to the inner link-plates (4) alternate, the smallest center distance between two adjacent joint pins (9, 9) (MP) of two adjacent single plates (11) is larger than the center distance (MB) of two adjacent joint pins (8, 9), and the joint pins (8, 9) are formed as full pins and in each case a single joint pin (9) on an end section (10), protruding at one side over outer sides of the outer link-plates (7) and formed for the mounting of the single plates (11), is joined to one of the single plates (11).