Patent ID: 7997402

Claim:
A link chain for chain conveyors, in particular scraper chain conveyors for use in mining, said link chain comprising vertical chain links which are interlinked in an articulated manner and horizontal chain links, said vertical chain links having a cross-sectional profile provided on the outside with a flat section and and on the inside with a circular arc and with an outer width section, said horizontal chain links having front sections with an outer width that is larger than said outer width of said vertical chain links and which have a straight front zone, said horizontal links further including longitudinal limbs which connect said front sections of said horizontal chain links, said longitudinal limbs including a recess on their outer faces, including an entrainment means for positive-locking entrainment of associated scrapers which are connectable to at least one of said horizontal chain links and said cross-sectional profile of said vertical chain links.