Conveyor slide plate with reservoir

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8657100
APP PUB NO 20090260953A1
SERIAL NO

12426641

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A conveyor slide plate for movably supporting a support element along a track or rail of a material handling system includes a body portion configured to be received at the track or rail and to move along the track or rail when driven by a chain of the material handling system. The body portion of the slide plate includes at least one reservoir formed in an upper surface of the body portion. The reservoir is configured to receive lubricating fluid therein, and is configured to direct the flow of the lubricating fluid toward a sliding interface between the body portion of the slide plate and the track or rail, such as to at least one perimeter region of the body portion of the slide plate.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • FROST TECH LLC;GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frost, Charles C Ada, US 26 224
Moore, David R Belleville, US 8 159
Rathbun, Jonathan M Belmont, US 16 193

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