US 7,546,916 B2
	Curved band conveyor
Urs Jenny, Mollis (Switzerland)
Assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH, (Germany)
Appl. No. 11/884,097 PCT Filed Feb. 07, 2006, PCT No. PCT/CH2006/000079 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 09, 2007, PCT Pub. No. WO2006/084407, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 17, 2006.
Claims priority of application No. 226/05 (CH), filed on Feb. 10, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2008/0217139 A1, Sep. 11, 2008
Int. Cl. B65G 21/16 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 198—831

22 Claims

1. A curved band conveyor with a carrier stand in the form of a part circle for a conveyor band movable along a conveying surface in the form of a part circle comprising, at least one guide rail fastened to the carrier stand, a conveyor chain guided in the guide rail and a conveyor band movable by means of the conveyor chain along the conveying surface, the carrier stand having a curved outer carrier frame, an inner carrier frame running concentrically with respect to the outer carrier frame and radial struts, wherein the radial struts are connected in a pluggable way to the outer and inner carrier frames and wherein the inner and outer carrier frames have first connecting holes for the reception of plug noses of the radial struts and wherein at least one of the outer and inner carrier frames has a carrier plate running horizontally with respect to the conveying surface and including the connecting holes.