Claims
- 1. An article transporting system comprising:
- an elongated housing defining a conveyor track and a substantially closed chamber surrounding the track,
- an elongated conveyor belt means mounted in said housing so that a portion of said belt means extends along said track, said belt means having an upper substantially planar surface which forms an article carrying surface;
- means for longitudinally moving said belt means along said track from an inlet end of the housing and towards an outlet end of the housing;
- at least one fluid reservoir formed in said housing beneath said belt means,
- means for spraying water onto articles carried on the article carrying surface,
- evaporative cooling means comprising at least one fan having an inlet open to said housing chamber and an outlet open exteriorly of said housing, and
- means for sensing the fluid temperature in said reservoir and operable to open fluid flow into said reservoir when the temperature in said fluid reservoir exceeds a predetermined value.
- 2. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said housing is open at said outlet end.
- 3. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said housing is open at said inlet end.
- 4. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said housing is open at both said inlet end and said outlet end.
- 5. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said reservoir has an upper surface, said upper reservoir surface being spaced downwardly from said upper surface of said conveyor belt means.
- 6. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said belt means is an endless conveyor belt.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 90,896, filed Nov. 5, 1979 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,261,181.
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