Patent ID: 9315333
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B65G,G01K,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A conveying system comprising: a conveyor arranged to convey articles through a heating or cooling process along a processing path segment of a conveyor path and to return along a return path segment of the conveyor path, wherein the temperature of the conveyor changes along the processing path segment as the articles undergo the heating or cooling process, the conveyor including: a temperature modification unit disposed along a length of the conveyor path that uses the temperature measurements to modify the temperature of the contact surface of the conveyor so that the temperature of the contact surface in the procession path is within a predetermined range of temperatures with minimal effect on the temperatures of the articles undergoing the process along the processing path segment, the predetermined range of temperatures being those that are optimum for use in conjunction with the heating or cooling process.