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    IAEA 0 0 000 USI United States Patent 15 01) Patent Number: 5,460,260 Ochs et al. (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 24, 1995 [54] HELICAL CONVEYOR $,031,751 7/1991 Pahisson 198/570, 3003380 12/991 Palmaer barre {75} Inventors: Gregory L. Ochs, Kirkland; James E. 5uts334 ‘4992 Cawley 1378 eee eee ona Susze1 W982 vin = isan Issaquah, all of Wash ° 5214934 6/1993 Palframan etal ve 62/381 * 5,350,056 9/1994 Hager ....... 198/778, (7) Assen: ork tterana Corporation, Ys FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 268465061993 France ers 80) 940 Germany [21] Appl. No.: 264,058 2410392 9/1974 Germany ... 198/778 (22) Filed: Jun. 22, 1994 Primary Examiner—James R. Bidwell [51] Int. Le . B6SG 21/18 Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, (s2] US. Cl. . 198/778 Garrett & Dunner [58] Field of Search 198/778, 831, 198/848, 851, 841; 62/381 on Cs ‘sel stacking helical conveyor including dum supported [56] References Cited for rotation on a vertical axis, an endless belt trained about 1S, PATE : the drum in vericaly successive beical tiers, beginning EATEN DOCUMENTS) with a bottom tier, and having a width spanning a central 2.003270 9/937 Ginka Toad bearing porion and opposite side eige portons. Tbe Aoakest 2/976 Aled cal. toqi26 belt includes a plurality of successive conveyor sections 4450053 5/904 Leann eta 19978 jnterconneced for pivotal and translational movement ea, Po nage peal etal. etl tive to each other. Each of the conveyor sections includes a sa8716 MINE non IGUTTE po ped Ustanding spp cae a he oppose Side edge portions ofthe els each ofthe supports hang & Sas047s 71989 Lop et “aura de ge poons ofthe bet, ech of te suppons having 4858,750 8/1989 Cawley 199/778 top detent formation teat feroetion 1 SEU 4867,301 9/1989 Roinestad etal 19@/852 Under each of said upstanding supports. A supporting assem. {4875343101989 Jepson = ‘ote"8 x blyisassociaed withthe drum o suppor the boom te and eseamt 21390 Ohson 08/778 the others of the helical ders ae supported by engagement iom025 61990 Rotnad dal ist778 ofthe bottom detent formations withthe top deen forma 2arse6 11990 tevin 18778 tons on the spaced upstanding supports in an adjacent 2Si1367 71990 Olson 198778 ndariying ir of the belt. , 253565 $7990 Singh a tours “5aL208 17991 Jones tears 25m33 1/991 Stace al 1Bar8 22 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets 5,460,260 Sheet 1 of 6 Oct. 24, 1995 US. Patent ‘Ob2 W 062 Q > GZIL. (8 / 061 ‘6 fbb be ol Sk 2 91 US. Patent Oct, 24, 1995 Sheet 2 of 6 5,460,260 B 2 a a, Se > ZS 3, = 3 8 ek B \ AI 8 ‘As 2 PAV : = 3 [3 © aL ——— ©. 3) \\ 51 YB NS 8 B S va oO is 3 = FIG. 2 USS. Patent Oct. 24, 1995 Sheet 3 of 6 5,460,260 FIG. 2A - <= = 48 49- = 5 b2 Siereed 410 45 FIG. 2C US. Patent Oct. 24, 1995 Sheet 4 of 6 5,460,260 U.S. Patent Oct, 24, 1995 Sheet 5 of 6 5,460,260 5,460,260 Sheet 6 of 6 Oct. 24, 1995 US. Patent 5,460,260 1 HELICAL CONVEYOR BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ‘The present invention relates to helical conveyors, and more particularly to self-stacking helical conveyors for use in continuous processing of materials, such as freezing or cooking food produets, for example. Endless conveyors for continuous processing of materials loaded and unloaded continuously to and from an endless conveyor belt must have a working length adequate to permit a required duration of time in a processing environ- ‘ment and, atthe same time, be movable at sufficiently high ‘conveying speeds for acceptable rates of processing produc- tion, To meet these requirements, and also to reduce the space requirements of the processing environment, helical conveyors have been developed in which a working belt Tength, representing a substantial portion of the overall conveyor belt length, is carried through a continuous suc- cession of vertically oriented helical flights or ties. In this manner, a long working length of the conveyor belt may be contained in a reasonably dimensioned processing enclo- sure, such asa freezer, while loading and unloading lengths ‘of the conveyor belt may be located outside ofthe enclosure. ‘The prior art relating to helical conveyors is exemplified by several U.S. Pat, Nos. including No. 2,093,270—Glinka, No. 4,450,953—Le Cann et al., No. 4.982,833—Straight et al., and No. 5,105,934—Cawley. Giinka represents an early development in helical con- veyors from the standpoint of recognizing the advantages of helical conveyors for processing (ie., drying or otherwise treating) materials by taking advantage of the reduced space requirements of such conveyors. Le Cann et al. may be characterized as an carly attempt at a solution to the mechanical problems associated with driving an endless flexible belt through a helical path, Also, Le Cann et al. represents a self-stacking approach to helical conveyors by using upstanding plate-like supports on opposite side edges of the conveyor belt to support successive tiers or “spires” of the endless belt one on the other. Straight et al. and Cawley are representative of more recent developments in that these latter prior art references address mechanical details associated with clevating a lower-most first fight or tier in an endless belt from a horizontal run to an inclined helical turn or tier on which successive vertical ters are supported at easton the inboard, edge of a helical conveyor. The earlier Straight etal. patent cites prior U.S. patents which advantageously disclose heli cal belt systems in which both inner and outer edges of the endless bel are self supporting. The text ofthe Straight eta. patent points out that while prior attempts a self-support for ‘both edges of an endless helical belt were advantageous from the standpoint of minimizing space occupied by the working length of a helical belt, such belis suffered « disadvantage in that the belt tier supports presented an obstruction to circulation of a processing atmosphere, ic. cooling air, bout products supported on the belt. Cawley likewise discloses an endless helical belt for processing products in which only the inboard edge of the belt is self-supporting and the outboard edge is supported by a hetical ramp extending throughout the length of the helical belt length, Both the Straight et al. and Cawley patents disclose helical conveyor systems in which support for the bottom tier of a vertically oriented helical belt is supported by 0 ry 25 0 45 55 2 tuolleys which travel on a circular track aligned under the {inboard edge of the belt, Also, the disclosures of both patents employ a transitional track section to support the belt over a depressed ramp portion of the circular track at which the trolleys release and engage successive bottom tiers exiting or entering the helical belt stack. Although the prior art relating 10 helical conveyors, therefore, has been developed to some degree, there has been and is need for improvement, SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION ‘The advantages and purpose of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be leamed by practice of the invention. The advantages and purpose of the invention will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims, To attain the advantages and in accordance with the purpose ofthe invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, the self stacking helical conveyor of the invention ‘comprises a drum supported for rotation on a vertical axis, an endless belt trained about the drum in vertically succes- sive helical tiers, beginning with a bottom tier, and having ‘a width spanning a central load bearing portion and opposite side edge portions. The belt includes a plurality of suet sive conveyor sections interconnected for pivotal and trans- Jational movement relative to each other. Each of the con- ‘veyor sections includes a pair of spaced upstanding supports secured atthe opposite side edge portions of the belt, each of the supports having 2 top detent formation. A bottom detent formation is provided under each of said upstanding supports. A supporting assembly is associated with the drum {0 suppor the bottom tier as a helical wrap or convolution. ‘The others of the helical tiers are supported by an adjacent ‘underlying ter of the belt without slippage between tiers due to engagement of the bottom detent formations with the top

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