Patent ID: 6509533
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B65G,G01G

Abstract:
A conveyor comprising:a support unit having first and second clamp means; a motor unit including a motor, an output shaft for outputting a rotational force of the motor having a first connecting piece provided at one end thereof and having first engagement teeth projecting outwardly from the output shaft, and third clamp means for engaging the first clamp means so that when the first and third clamp means are engaged, the motor unit is fixed to the support unit, and when the first and third clamp means are disengaged, the motor unit can be removed from the support unit; and a carry unit including a drive roller having a second connecting piece provided at one end thereof and having a second engagement teeth projecting outwardly from the drive roller to be engageable with the first engagement teeth when aligning together, said drive roller being rotated by receiving the rotational force, a driven roller, an endless belt expanded between the drive roller and the driven roller, and fourth clamp means for engaging the second clamp means so that when the second and fourth clamp means are engaged, the carry unit is fixed to the support unit, and when the second and fourth clamp means are disengaged, the carry unit can be removed from the support unit; wherein when the first and third clamps are released, the motor unit is movable relative to the drive roller and an engagement between the first and second connecting pieces is released to thereby make the carry unit attachable to and detachable from the support unit in up/down directions; only when the first and second connecting pieces engage together, said motor unit is fixed to the support unit; and only when said motor unit is disengaged from the support unit, the first and second connecting pieces are separated from each other.