Claims
- 1. The improved chain conveyor of the type having a drive sprocket at one end of the conveyor, a parallel idler sprocket at the opposite end of the conveyor, and one or more links of chain engaged over the sprockets providing a moving surface for the conveying of particulate material, wherein the improvement comprises an entry casting adjacent and movably mounted on the drive sprocket having a pair of arcuate U-shaped channels extending therethrough, one of said channels being positioned on each side of the drive sprocket configured to receive and guide the chain as it passes through the entry casting such that at the location of the drive sprocket the movement of the chain is limited to movement in the drive direction.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of copending application(s) Ser. No. 07/162,836 filed on 3/3/88 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,919,252.
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Continuations (1)
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