Patent ID: 6702104
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A conveyor for conveying bulk material comprising:a conveyor loop having a momentarily upper section forming a transport deck extending along a transport path and a momentarily lower return section extending under said transport deck, said conveyor loop including at least one array of pins and connections, each of said connections extending in longitudinal direction of said array and interconnecting said pins, and an array of carrier beams, each of said carrier beams extending transverse to said array of pins and connections; at least one side barrier extending above and along a side of said transport deck for keeping bulk material from falling over a side edge of said transport deck, wherein said side barrier is formed by an array of side barrier plates, said side barrier plates each being fixedly connected relative to axes of a pair of successive ones of said pins, each successive side barrier plate being connected to a next pair of successive ones of said pins, and leading and trailing end portions of successive ones of said side barrier plates being in at least close proximity of each other for keeping bulk material from passing in-between said end portions.