Patent ID: 6595347
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B23Q,B65G

Abstract:
An installation for the circulation of part-carrying pallets of general rectangular shape which are displaced in elementary modules under the frictional action of at least one drive run, displacement of the pallets being effected by way of rolling means provided on the pallet and rolling on the respective bottoms of the modules,characterised in that the pallet comprises a body below which are mounted idler wheels disposed horizontally to provide for guiding and/or driving of the pallet, that each module comprises at least one guide rail defining a circulation path of selected shape and made of an elastically deformable material, and that during the displacement of the pallet on a module the guide rail exercises an elastic return force against at least one idler wheel of the pallet in such a way as to urge at least one drive portion of the pallet into elastic contact against the drive run of the module.