Patent ID: 9533829
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. A conveyor chain comprising chain links, which are interconnected by means of a respective chain hinge, and laterally projecting transport bars, which have a damping head made of a plastic material and provided for contact with the articles to be conveyed, said damping head comprising a fastening portion, a spring section arranged on said fastening portion and a contact portion connected to the spring section and adapted to contact the articles to be conveyed, wherein the damping head is provided with a front-side cavity of such a nature that the spring section has an elastically deformable wall portion whose wall thickness decreases towards the contact portion, and that at least the spring section is made of an elastomer having a maximum shore hardness of A90, and wherein an outer circumference of the spring section increases in size in a direction towards the contact portion.