Patent ID: 7963389

Claim:
A conveyor for conveying piece goods or the like in a vertical direction through a curved transport path, comprising a frame which supports an endless conveyor belt which is movable along the curved transport path in a conveying direction, said conveyor belt including a set of carrier plates which are movably connected to each other, each carrier plate having an upper transport face, said frame including at least one guide assembly for guiding the carrier plates along the curved transport path, wherein each guide assembly includes a guide and at least a number of carrier plates comprise a guide roller rotatable about an axis of rotation that intersects with the transport face, each of said guide rollers having at least a first guide roller surface which is in contact with a first guide surface of the guide in a first contact location, and a second guide roller surface which is in contact with a second guide surface on the guide in a second contact location, which first and second contact locations are spaced from each other, and wherein the normal to the first guide roller surface in the first contact location deviates from the normal to the second guide roller surface in the second contact location such that each guide roller is supported by the guide upwardly and radially and wherein at least for a portion of said curved transport path only said guide rollers are used to support and guide the carrier plates on the frame.