Patent ID: 6942089
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A reciprocating slat conveyor, comprising: a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart transverse frame members; a plurality of laterally spaced apart longitudinal bearing support beams supported on and connected to the transverse frame members; a plurality of bearing members on said longitudinal bearing support beams where at least some of the bearing support beams are supported on and are connected to the transverse frame members, said bearing members each having a top that is on its longitudinal bearing support beam, sidewalls depending from the top on each side of the longitudinal support beam, notches in said sidewalls which receive portions of the transverse frame members, and lock flanges extending inwardly from the sidewalls of the bearing members into the positions below the longitudinal bearing support beams, whereby the lock flanges hold the bearing members on the bearing support beams and the positioning of the transverse frame members in the notches prevents the bearing members from moving longitudinally along the bearing support beams; bearing strips on the bearing support beams between the bearing members, said bearing strips having tops at substantially the same level as the tops on the bearing members, wherein the tops of the bearing members and the tops on the bearing strips form a substantially continuous bearing surface lengthwise of the support beams; and two elongated conveyor slats for each bearing support beam, said conveyor slats having sidewalls and tops with side portions laterally outwardly from the sidewalls and that sit down on the tops of the bearing members and the tops of the bearing strips.