Patent ID: 9694983
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B65G,B66B

Claim:
1. A conveying device, comprising: two side closure beams, said side closure beams being spaced from one another, run along a conveying direction, and laterally enclose the conveying device, an extensively extended conveying element that is arranged in a circulating manner between the side closure beams and comprises an upper conveying section and a lower return section, two head-ends that are spaced from one another in the conveying direction, wherein the conveying element is deflected in each case at the head-ends, a support arrangement arranged between the side closure beams and the head-ends, for supporting the conveying section, at least one drive device with at least one drive motor to drive the conveying element, wherein the at least one drive device is arranged: between both head-ends and spaced from the head-ends, between the two side closure beams and between the conveying section and the return section, and the at least one drive device comprises a drive element that is driven by the at least one drive motor and that is arranged in a circulating manner about two deflection pivots that are spaced from one another in the conveying direction, and the drive element forms a contact fit with the conveying element to transmit a drive force onto the conveying element, and wherein the deflection pivots are rotatably mounted in holders and are positioned between, and spaced from, the side closure beams so as to extend over only a portion of a total distance between the side closure beams, and the deflection pivots are fastened on transverse beams via the holders and the transverse beams are connected to the side closure beams.