US 12,234,098 B2
Conveying system for longitudinally transporting elongate items
Florian Knapp, St. Blasen (AT); and Julian Pötscher, St. Veit an der Glan (AT)
Assigned to SPRINGER MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH, Friesach (AT)
Appl. No. 18/702,901
Filed by SPRINGER MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH, Friesach (AT)
PCT Filed Oct. 13, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/078489
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 19, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/066781, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 27, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. A 50834/2021 (AT), filed on Oct. 20, 2021; application No. A 50835/2021 (AT), filed on Oct. 20, 2021; and application No. A 50126/2022 (AT), filed on Feb. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0327128 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. B65G 17/00 (2006.01); B65G 15/12 (2006.01); B65G 15/14 (2006.01); B65G 17/36 (2006.01); B65G 21/02 (2006.01); B65G 21/22 (2006.01); B65G 41/00 (2006.01); B65G 45/10 (2006.01); B65G 47/46 (2006.01); B65G 47/82 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 17/002 (2013.01) [B65G 15/12 (2013.01); B65G 15/14 (2013.01); B65G 17/36 (2013.01); B65G 21/02 (2013.01); B65G 21/22 (2013.01); B65G 41/002 (2013.01); B65G 45/10 (2013.01); B65G 47/46 (2013.01); B65G 47/82 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0217 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0282 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A conveying system for longitudinally transporting elongated items, comprising:
a revolving traction belt comprising at least one traction element and having an upper side; and
a supporting structure for the revolving traction belt;
wherein multiple supports are connected to the revolving traction belt by the at least one traction element;
wherein each of the supports has a recess for placing the elongated items on;
wherein each of the supports is fastened to the at least one traction element in at least two spaced-apart fastening points on the upper side of the belt;
wherein each of the supports comprises a support unit for the elongated items;
wherein the support unit has the recess for the elongated items;
wherein the revolving traction belt is supported by rollers to enable movement relative to the supporting structure at least in a conveying region of the conveying system;
wherein the at least one traction element is composed of segments, the segments being detachably coupled to one another by a connector;
wherein each of the supports comprises a base body; and
wherein each support unit is fastened to the base body of each support.