Patent ID: 9440793
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A23L,A23V,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A conveyor device for conveying food which processes food while conveying the food with a spiral conveyor belt disposed in a vertical direction in a closed space, the conveyor device comprising: a large number of bar members which are arranged in parallel to form the conveyor belt; coupling members which are fixed to both ends of each of the bar members and couple the bar members with each other; a guide rail which slidably supports the conveyor belt including the bar members; a sprocket which meshes with tooth-shaped portions formed on the coupling members; a slide block fixed to a portion of each bar member at an inner side of one of the coupling members and configured to slide on the guide rail disposed along the conveyor belt; and rollers which form the tooth-shaped portions and mesh with the sprocket, the rollers being rotatably supported by shafts disposed on the coupling members in a direction intersecting with a conveyance surface of the conveyor belt, wherein the rollers each include a wear resistant resin member, and a meshing portion of the sprocket which meshes with the rollers includes a wear resistant resin member.