Patent ID: 7819236

Claim:
A conveyor for bottles or containers in general, comprising a conveyor belt for supporting said bottles, and a lubricant dispensing unit associated with said conveyor belt, wherein said lubricant dispensing unit comprises a cylindrical element rotatably connected to said conveyor belt and associated with a lubricant feed member, such that the feed member transfers lubricant to the cylindrical element and this, by rotating in contact with said conveyor belt, releases the lubricant onto the conveyor belt, said conveyor further comprising a measuring device including a slider connected via an elastic connector to a sensor for measuring force and provided with a portion slidably associated with said conveyor belt such that, during operation, said slider is dragged by said conveyor belt and is retained by said elastic connector which, by exerting a force on the sensor, enables a quantity indicative of a friction coefficient to be measured.