Patent ID: 9457959
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B65G

Claim Text:
1. An end drive for a conveyor comprising: a straight-running modular conveyor mat including modules defining a conveyor pitch, said modules being joined by hinge pins extending through hinge holes formed through said modules, said hinge holes being oversized with respect to said hinge pins; a conveying track guiding a conveying part of the straight-running modular conveyor mat; a return guide extending at a distance along the conveying part for return guidance of a return part of the conveyor mat; a gear drive located between the conveying track and the return guide, said gear drive driving said conveyor mat through said conveying track and return guide over the width of the conveyor mat; and a guiding envelope forming part of the return guide and linking up with the gear drive, said guiding envelope extending along successive rows of modules of the conveyor mat, in which movement of the return part of the conveyor mat both sideways in the plane of the conveyor mat and transversely to the conveying plane is limited.