Patent ID: 6662932
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A conveyor includinga pan, a conveyor chain and flight assembly that travels over said pan, said conveyor chain and flight assembly including a first link assembly and a second link assembly, each of which includes two spaced apart drive pins, each of which has a first end and a second end, two spaced apart side plates, each of which has two spaced apart openings, each opening receiving a different one of said drive pins, and drive pin retaining means for retaining said drive pins in said side plates, a swivel assembly connecting said two link assemblies, said swivel assembly including a swivel pin, a male connecting lug having a base having a horizontal bore that receives one of said drive pins of said first link assembly, and a tongue connected to said base, and a female connecting lug having a base having a horizontal bore that receives one of said drive pins of said second link assembly, and a spaced apart upper lip and lower lip connected to said base, said male connecting lug tongue extending between said spaced apart lips, each of said lips and said tongue having openings therein that form a bore through the male and female lugs that receives said swivel pin, and swivel pin retaining means for retaining said swivel pin in said lugs, and a first flight connected to one of said first and said second link assemblies, said flight having a flight head having two spaced apart indentations, each of which receives a different one of said first ends of said drive pins, and first flight securing means retaining said drive pin first ends in said first flight head so that said first flight head is spaced from its respective side plate, and a second flight connected to said one of said first and said second link assemblies, said flight having a flight head having two spaced apart indentations, each of which receives a different one of said second ends of said drive pins, and second flight securing means retaining said drive pin second ends in said second flight head so that said second flight head is spaced from its respective side plate, and a sprocket drive including two spaced apart drive sprockets, with each drive sprocket engaging said drive pins between said side plates and the side plate's respective flight.