Patent ID: 6234297
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B65G,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for conveying products, in particular fruit, which is designed to provide transport of the said products, and selective discharge of the latter at unloading areas, and comprising:a plurality of conveyor carrier arms (9, 10), which are articulated on supports (7, 8) which are supported by a longitudinal endless chain (1), and are provided with units (27, 28) for maintenance of the said conveyor carrier arms in a position for transport of the products;means for release (34-36), which are designed to generate selectively tilting of the conveyor carrier arms (9, 10), for the purpose of discharge of the products supported by the latter in one of the unloading areas; wherein, in the said conveyor device:each conveyor carrier arm (9, 10) is extended transversely by a hollow body (24) delimited by a peripheral edge (25), inside which there extends a longitudinal sleeve (31) which accommodates a longitudinal articulation shaft (33), which is integral with the support (7, 8), the said sleeve being connected to the peripheral edge (25) by a transverse flexible component (32) which can be deformed during a force of raising of the conveyor carrier arm (9, 10), disposed in its position for transport of the products; andthe units for maintenance of the conveyor carrier arms (9, 10) in their position for transport of the products comprise a recess (27) which is provided in the body (24) of the said conveyor carrier arm, and a longitudinal pin (28) which is integral with the support (7, 8), and is disposed such as to be accommodated in the recess (27), in the position for transport of the conveyor carrier arms (9, 10), the said recess being disposed such as to release the pin (28) during deformation of the flexible unit (32), derived from a force of raising of the said conveyor carrier arms.