Flat-Top
conveyors are comprised of plates attached to strands
of large-diameter flanged wheels on which finished vehicles
are conveyed. Flat-Top conveyors are usually mounted
within a pit, so that the plates are flush with the
floor.
Flat-Top
conveyors are normally utilized for conveying completed
vehicles, however, special systems are also utilized
to provide accumulation or stopping of trucks and skuks
between chain-on-edge systems.
The
path of the conveyor is normally made of straight runs.
A main and one stand-by drive power the unit and individual
strand take-ups remove chain slack. Conveyor length
depends upon the application and component capacities,
but generally has very few physical limitations.
Applications