Patent ID: 6910572

Claim:
A conveyor chain having a plurality of links arranged in rows, each of said links includes a top plate having a continuous flat top surface, front and rear hinge portions provided on said top plate, and engagement portions, said front hinge portion of each said link being pin-connected to said rear hinge portion of the adjacent link, said conveyor chain having a curved conveying section, characterized in that each said engagement portions include at least one dummy hinge in each engagement portion, said engagement portions with the adjacent links positioned on the front and back sides in said top plate include continuous flat surface portions connected to said continuous flat top surface of said top plate, said flat surface portions are extended to said adjacent link, which is positioned on the front or back side with respect to the central axis of said pin and that when said link is passed through a curved conveying section, said continuous flat surface portions of said engagement portion are overlapped with each other.