US 7,320,396 B2 | ||
Load carrier for use with work piece conveying apparatus | ||
Walter Oppermann, Münden (Germany) | ||
Assigned to EWAB Holding AG, Zug (Switzerland) | ||
Filed on Oct. 28, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/262,415. | ||
Claims priority of application No. 04025852 (EP), filed on Oct. 30, 2004. | ||
Prior Publication US 2006/0090987 A1, May 04, 2006 | ||
Int. Cl. B65G 17/12 (2006.01); B65G 19/20 (2006.01); B65G 17/02 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 198—867.13 [104/165; 104/172.3] | 19 Claims |
1. A load carrier designed for use with a work piece conveying apparatus, the work piece conveying apparatus including a conveyor
chain for conveying a plurality of load carriers via transfer of friction forces onto the load carriers and a guiding rail
for guiding and supporting the conveyor chain and the load carriers, the conveyer chain running in a recessed track of the
guiding rail and the guiding rail having a supporting surface laterally extending on both sides of the recessed track, said
load carrier comprising:
support rollers designed and arranged for rolling on the supporting surface on both sides of the recessed track of the guiding
rail; and
a front guiding foot and a rear guiding foot designed and arranged for engaging into the recessed track of the guiding rail,
at least one of said guiding feet not contacting the conveyor chain such that said load carrier can be tilted between
a first position in which only said at least one guiding foot not contacts the conveyor chain and in which the other of said
guiding feet contacts the conveyor chain, and
a second position in which none of said guiding feet contacts the conveyor chain.
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