Abstract: The present invention relates to a conveyor for garment hangers, comprising an endless mechanism disposed inside sections with a longitudinal slot upwards, said mechanism having carriers, which project through said slot, and said sections having first sliding surfaces, which are arranged in such a way that a hanger is positioned essentially at right angles in relation to the direction of advance of the conveyor, wherein arranged between two sections is a part with a second sliding surface formed in such a way that the hanger can be turned into a position which is essentially parallel with regard to the direction of transportation.

Abstract: A conveyable-article carrier for transporting conveyable articles along a conveying section in a conveying apparatus has running rails for guiding conveyable-article carriers and also has a drive belt guided along the running rails, and carries along the conveyable-article carriers along the conveying section. Each conveyable-article carrier has a carrier body and a coupling element located on the carrier body and is brought into drive connection with the drive belt. The conveyable-article carriers can also be accumulated in at least one build-up region of the conveying apparatus, as the drive belt continues running, and each have a separating device which can be activated under the action of the build-up pressure and for temporarily releasing the drive connection. The coupling element is designed as a part of the separating device which can be moved relative to the carrier body between a drive position, for coupling to the drive belt, and a neutral position, for disengaging from the drive belt.

Abstract: An overhead conveyance device and an overhead conveyance vehicle that can convey a conveying object, while keeping it at a minimum distance from surrounding equipment when the overhead conveying vehicle turns around during conveyance of the conveying object. The overhead conveyance device (1) is so structured that even when a carriage part (6) of the overhead conveyance vehicle (5) enters a branching part (3) for allowing the carriage part to change in traveling direction and turns around, the conveying object (25) grasped by a hand (9) can be kept unchanged in direction.

Abstract: A sausage transfer station is disclosed for transferring sausages from a rack where they are hung by respective string loops in a plurality of rows to a main conveyor. The transfer station includes an unload conveyor for advancing the rack forward, a selectively pivotable unloader shaft oriented transversely to the unload conveyor, and a transfer conveyor having a leg parallel to the unloader shaft and an apex proximate the main conveyor. The unloader shaft has a plurality of unloader fingers extending transversely outward therefrom. The unloader fingers engage the string loops of a row of sausages to push them off of the rack and then drop them onto respective fingers of the transfer conveyor. The sausages are carried by the transfer conveyor to the apex proximate the main conveyor where they are transferred to hooks on the main conveyor.

Abstract: Apparatus of the tributary garment hangers on to the moving carrier include a conveyor for transporting the garment hangers, a drive for moving the carrier, and a coordinating mechanism cable controlling the relative movements of the conveyor and the drive such that a carrier being moved by the drive and a garment hanger being transported by the conveyor can be separately moved to a contact location in which the carrier will contact the garment hanger although the carrier and garment hanger are moving. The conveyor and the carrier configured such that the garment hanger is caused to be transferred onto the carrier following the carrier's initial contact with the garment hanger. The garment hangers are suspended from a rotatable shaft having an external helical thread to convey the articles.

Abstract: The device serves for the automated handling and intermediate buffering of manufacturing components, whereby the components are suspended with the hooks 4 on the racks 1 which are conveyed as a series of racks. Provision is made for a crossbeam 9, 9′ comprising the two inwardly directed bars or gutters 10, 42, 59, 56, 58, 8 for receiving the load, which oppose each other and are located within the crossbeam. The elements 14, 48, 46, 61 for introducing the torque when the device is handled are arranged on the racks 1. The racks 1 comprise back-up surfaces located on the front and rear sides. Furthermore, the racks 1 comprise the hooks 4, clamps, fastening points or fastening rails, which are located on the underside or on secondary surfaces and are directed downwards. Provision is made for support surfaces for supporting shelf boxes or conveyor systems.

Abstract: A hanging-down jig is provided for supporting a vehicle body frame for a motorcycle in a hung-down manner on a hanger of an overhead conveyor. A dummy frame is mounted on the vehicle body frame for the motorcycle for supporting the vehicle body frame in a hang-down manner on a support arm of the hanger of the overhead conveyor. The dummy frame includes a center member coupled to the vehicle body frame by a pin, and a pair of left and right side members coupled to the vehicle body frame by a pin. The angle of, the longitudinal positions of and the lateral distance between the side members with respect to the center member can be adjusted as desired. The longitudinal and vertical positions of a support portion provided on the support arm of the hanger and engaged with a hanging-down member of the dummy frame can be adjusted as desired.

Abstract: An accumulating conveyor system has an improved carrier assembly and delatching dog therefor which allows the carrier assembly to be orientated along a carrier path in any angle relative to the ground. On a three rail conveyor system, a pallet beam is slidingly connected to the two outer rails. A beaver tail carrier is centrally located on and connected to the pallet beam. The center rail carries a moveable chain having delatching dogs attached thereon at predetermined locations. The delatching dogs are releasably connectable to the beaver tail carrier and function to maintain connection with the beaver tail carrier in any angle along the conveyor path relative to the ground by means of a spring mechanism until an encounter with another beaver tail carrier.

Abstract: For conveying individually held products (3) in a network of conveying paths (A, B), a holding element (4) is associated with each product (3) and is conveyed together with the product along the entire conveying route for the product (3) which route contains various conveying paths (A, B). Each holding element (4) comprises at least one first coupling part (1) for being coupled to a conveying element being movable along a given conveying path (A, B) and comprising a second coupling parts (2) or for being coupled to guides extending along the conveying paths. In transfer areas (U) in which products and holding means are transferred from one conveying path to another conveying path control means are provided for uncoupling holding elements (4) from conveying elements or guides of a first conveying path (A) and for coupling holding elements (4) to conveying elements or guides of a second conveying path (B).

Abstract: A carrier locking system for a horizontal pendulum conveyor employs a coupler at the free end of a generally L-shaped pendulum arm which interlocks with a receiver on a carrier. The coupler and receiver are normally in an unlocked position when the carrier travels along a horizontal path, and automatically interlock when the carrier travels along an inclined path. Locking the carrier to the pendulum arms prevents the carrier from becoming separated from the pendulum arms when descending into a surface treatment tank.

Abstract: A retractable pusher dog for an overhead power and free conveyor system is provided. The retractable pusher dog comprises a body portion formed from a rectangular cylinder with a spring and pusher member disposed within the cylinder. When a force greater than the static spring force is applied to the pusher member, the pusher member retracts into the body portion thus reducing the overall height of the pusher dog. Due to its self-actuating retraction, the retractable pusher dog of the subject invention requires no modifications to the powered and free rails or to the load trolleys. The retractable pusher dog will prevent jamming of load trolleys by allowing the pusher dog to bypass an off-timed load carrier, introduced from a different powered rail, until it is properly aligned on the main rail. Also, the body plates of the pusher dog facilitates coupling the pusher dog to the drive chain without disassembling the drive chain thus reducing downtime of the conveyor system and labor costs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor system comprising a guiding rail (6) and a plurality of retaining devices (8) for a conveyed item, especially printing products. Said retaining devices each have a guiding pan (5) which can individually move in the guiding rail (6). A second guiding rail (7) is provided with a driving means (2) which is guided thereon. The driving means (2) permits a detachable coupling to a coupling part of the guiding part (5) such that, in a coupled state, a load carrying connection exists between the driving means (2) and the coupling part.

Abstract: The invention proposes a conveying apparatus with a three-dimensionally movable receiving conveyor for receiving conveyable-article carriers (3) from a suspended conveyor in which the conveyable-article carriers (3) are guided on a running-roller guide profile for movement along a first conveying section (5) and are supported in a suspended manner on own running rollers (29).

Abstract: For conveying individually held products (3) in a network of conveying paths (A, B), a holding element (4) is associated with each product (3) and is conveyed together with the product along the entire conveying route for the product (3) which route contains various conveying paths (A, B). Each holding element (4) comprises at least one first coupling part (1) for being coupled to a conveying element being movable along a given conveying path (A, B) and comprising a second coupling parts (2) or for being coupled to guides extending along the conveying paths. In transfer areas (U) in which products and holding means are transferred from one conveying path to another conveying path control means are provided for uncoupling holding elements (4) from conveying elements or guides of a first conveying path (A) and for coupling holding elements (4) to conveying elements or guides of a second conveying path (B).

Abstract: For conveying individually held products (3) in a network of conveying paths. (A, B), a holding element (4) is associated with each product (3) and is conveyed together with the product along the entire conveying route for the product (3) which route contains various conveying paths (A, B). Each holding element (4) comprises at least one first coupling part (1) for being coupled to a conveying element being movable along a given conveying path (A, B) and comprising a second coupling parts (2) or for being coupled to guides extending along the conveying paths. In transfer areas (U) in which products and holding means are transferred from one conveying path to another conveying path control means are provided for uncoupling holding elements (4) from conveying elements or guides of a first conveying path (A) and for coupling holding elements (4) to conveying elements or guides of a second conveying path (B).

Abstract: Overhead conveying system trolleys supported by canted driven rollers engage on and form spiral loci of engagement with a rotated drive shaft in a powered section, and each has a top wheel used to lift the driven rollers off of the drive shaft as the trolley enters a gravity rail section where the wheel is supported on a rail and where a step feeder releases trolleys one at a time from or along the gravity rail section. A pivoted step feeder arm in a receiving and holding position receives the wheel of the lead trolley, which actuates a release limit switch, to cause the arm to rotate and release the trolley. In this release position, the retention abutment mounted on the accumulation side of the arm, prevents any following trolley from actuating the release limit switch. The arm remains in the release position until a second limit switch is actuated by the released trolley moving away, to cause the arm to rotate to the receiving and holding position to receive the next lead trolley.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for feeding product carriers through a system including a first rail along which the product carriers can move, branches associated with the first rail so that the product carriers can be supplied to and removed from the first rail along the branches, an endless belt for moving the product carriers along the first rail, and a second rail disposed above the first rail, the endless belt including downwardly extending sides and being suspended from the second rail whereby the downwardly extending sides of the endless belt are accessible for driving of the endless belt thereby.

Abstract: A factory preassembled drive module is assembled between opposed spaced apart ends of load beams and opposed rotatable shafts supported by the load beams are assembled drivingly to a rotatable drive shaft coupling of the drive unit or module in a job site where the overhead conveyor is installed. The drive unit module includes a motor driving a transmission, in turn driving pulleys that drive belts in turn driving the rotatable portion of the drive shaft coupling. The drive motor and transmission are mounted on a bracket with lost motion permitting tension adjustment of the belts, and the bracket is formed with flanges to respectively abut and overlap correspondingly shaped portions of the adjacent load beams for connection thereto.

Abstract: A circuit-like system which includes a lower conveyor line, an upper conveyor line and a pair of lift or transfer mechanisms at the end of each line constructed for moving a work piece. A travel and hoist mechanism and a beam assembly are provided for discontinuously moving work pieces along the lower line and raising and lowering them for treatment. A hook assembly is provided for restraining the downward movement of a work piece at a selected location when the hook assembly is in an operative position. The lift or transfer mechanism is provided which includes telescoping arms for grasping a work piece, which arms are carried by a vertically moveable carrier that is mounted in a stationary frame.

Abstract: At a delivery station (1), printed products (4) are unwound from a product reel (6) and transferred to a transfer area (11) of a conveying system (12). The latter has transport members (13) provided with controllable grippers (15) moved by conveying means (19, 19a) or by the force of gravity along a path of transport (14) designed as a closed loop. The printed products (4) are transferred at a delivery area (21) to a further processing device, for example an insetting or collecting drum (28). A buffer section (23), along which the transport members (13) are stored by reducing their mutual distance, is arranged upstream of said dispensing area (21). While an empty winding core (8) is exchanged for a full product reel (6), the supply of printed products (4) to the transfer area (11) is interrupted. During that time, the transport members (13) carrying printed products (4) are taken from the buffer section (23), ensuring a continuous supply of printed products (4) to the delivery station (21).

Abstract: A conveyor system is provided comprising a plurality of conveyor sections, a plurality of movable load bearing assemblies, a conveyor linkage assembly, a first hinge assembly, and a second hinge assembly. The plurality of conveyor sections define a conveying path extending from an upstream conveyor section, through at least one intermediate conveyor section, to a downstream conveyor section. The plurality of movable load bearing assemblies are secured to at least one of the conveyor sections such that the load bearing assemblies are free to move along the conveying path from an upstream location to a downstream location. The conveyor linkage assembly is arranged to couple the movable load bearing assemblies for collective movement along the conveying path.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for carrying and unloading hangers from a first conveyor to a second conveyor including a carrier mounted on the first conveyor so that a hanger hook can be mounted on the carrier, the carrier including a disc having a normally upper surface eccentrically and swingably mounted with respect to the first conveyor, the normally upper surface of the disc including a groove for the hanger hook, and a wedge mounted adjacent to the first conveyor whereby when the carrier passes adjacent to the wedge, the carrier is caused to swing upwardly displacing the normally upper surface of the disc downwardly and causing the hanger hook to fall out of the groove so that it can be transferred to the second conveyor.

Abstract: An arrangement for conveying plates (4) in particular mother plates with or without a deposited metal layer, in an electrolytic metal refining plant, wherein the plates are intended to be conveyed in the conveyor arrangement (25, 50) along at least one horizontal conveyor path with the plates orientated generally vertical and equidistant from one another therealong, characterized in that the conveyor arrangement is of the walking beam kind and includes fixed supports (28, 54) and at least one walking beam (30, 62) having movable supports (31, 67), wherein the walking beam is arranged to move in a cyclic pattern, including a lifting movement in which all the plates conveyed along the path are lifted by the movable supports from their fixed supports in a first position, a forward movement in which all plates are advanced simultaneously one step while resting on their movable supports, a lowering movement in which the plates are placed on fixed supports in a new, second position, and a return movement, wherein t

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for loading articles (2) onto a moving conveyor, the apparatus including (a) transport means (3a, 3 b, 3c) on the conveyor which includes holding means (5) adapted to engage at least a portion of an article (2) so as to hold the article (2) in connected relation with the conveyor, and (b) locating means (6) operable to cause an article (2) positioned thereon to move into a position in which it cant thereafter be engaged by the holding means (5); wherein the transport means (3a, 3b, 3c) and the locating means (6) are co-operable such that the article (2) can be caused to be moved on the locating means (6) with the transport means (3a, 3b, 3c to being engaged by the holding means (5).

Abstract: An aerial system is formed by a main closed circuit with diverse stations on both sides of the circuit, along which the production units move hanging on carriages having means of identification, control cards for the status and the main circuit. The main circuit includes a series of identical strips, articulated on primary supports that have a holding part and a trigger to support the carriages with hanging lightweight components. The carriages have a cylindrical holder on the top to hang the primary supports on the wheel triggers. The carriages enter the lowest point at the stations, move up to the main circuit by means of a hoist mechanism which includes a carriage presence detector at the lowest point.