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CHAIN CONVEYOR [3 records]

Record 1 2007-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Handling
  • Postal Transport
  • Farm Equipment
DEF

A driven loop of alternately horizontal and vertical pairs of articulated links with horizontal and vertical pairs of rollers at the articulation points constraining the chain within a cruciform sectioned track. Bag carriers are connected to the chain at intervals of not less than 2 ft 8 in.

DEF

A chain carrying bags, suspended from grabs, which conveys bags from loading points to selected discharge points where the grabs are released and the bags dropped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention
  • Transports postaux
  • Matériel agricole
CONT

Les moyens les plus modernes pour le transport du courrier en sacs [,] les convoyeurs à chaîne [,] ont un débit considérable, s'adaptent parfaitement à tous les profils car ils peuvent admettre un grand angle d'inclinaison, ce qui permet d'utiliser au mieux les surfaces de production et d'unir dans une même chaîne technologique un grand nombre de positions de réception des sacs et de leur traitement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Manipulación de materiales
  • Transporte postal
  • Maquinaria agrícola
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Record 2 2007-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo industriales
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Record 3 1999-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

A conveyor comprising one or two endless linked chains with cross-bars or flights at intervals to move the coal or mineral. The loaded side of the conveyor runs in a metal trough while the empty side returns along guides underneath. The material is transported on the conveyor partly by riding on the chain and flights and partly by being scraped along in the trough. The chain conveyor is widely used in coal mines and capacities range up to 100 t.p.h. with lengths of about 100 yd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Engin de déblocage comportant un couloir en tôle à bords relevés sur lequel glissent des raclettes tractées par une chaîne centrale ou deux chaînes latérales.

Spanish

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