1. A gravity conveyer having an inlet, an outlet and a multi-loop spiral belt connecting said inlet and said outlet, said belt being installed around a vertical axis, characterized in that, the belt is designed as a ferroconcrete surface, each loop of which being square shaped and along which movable gravity driven carts are mounted to run in a preset trajectory and overhead manipulators detached from said carts are mounted, where said manipulators travel trajectory is determined by a guide attached to the lower surface of the belt and cart travel trajectory is determined by a guide attached to the upper surface of the belt, wherein processing stations are installed along said belt, and said carts and manipulators controlled by a programmable magneto-optical system run and stop relative to said technological stations.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A trunnion suspension system, comprising:
a trunnion beam pivotably mounted to a hanger bracket;
an axle pivotably mounted to the trunnion beam; and
a brake actuator secured to the axle and pivotably mounted to the trunnion beam, so that the brake actuator pivots with the axle relative to the trunnion beam.
2. The trunnion suspension system of claim 1, wherein a brake actuator rod extends between the brake actuator and a brake slack adjuster arm, and wherein the brake actuator rod pivots with the axle relative to the trunnion beam.
3. The trunnion suspension system of claim 2, wherein the brake slack adjuster arm is attached to a brake camshaft which is releasably secured to the axle, the slack adjuster arm being removable without removing a brake drum from the axle.
4. The trunnion suspension system of claim 1, further comprising two wheel sets, wherein a wheel set is mounted to each opposite end of the axle, and wherein the brake actuator is mounted to the trunnion beam in a position longitudinally separated from the wheel sets.
5. The trunnion suspension system of claim 1, wherein the axle is mounted to a first longitudinally extending cylindrical portion of the trunnion beam.
6. The trunnion suspension system of claim 5, wherein the axle is mounted to the first cylindrical portion by a bushed connection which encircles the first cylindrical portion.
7. The trunnion suspension system of claim 6, wherein the bushed connection is positioned longitudinally between generally vertical plate portions of the trunnion beam which form shoulders retaining the bushed connection between the plate portions.
8. The trunnion suspension system of claim 6, wherein a bracket is interconnected longitudinally between the bushed connection and a sleeve to which the brake actuator is mounted, the sleeve rotating about the trunnion beam with the axle due to the bracket connected therebetween.
9. The trunnion suspension system of claim 5, wherein the brake actuator is mounted to a second longitudinally extending cylindrical portion of the trunnion beam.
10. The trunnion suspension system of claim 9, wherein the first and second cylindrical portions are longitudinally separated on the trunnion beam, and wherein a longitudinally extending bracket constrains the brake actuator to rotate about the second cylindrical portion as the axle rotates about the first cylindrical portion.
11. A trunnion suspension system, comprising:
a trunnion beam pivotably mounted to a hanger bracket, the trunnion beam having a first longitudinally extending cylindrical portion positioned between two generally vertical plate portions; and
an axle pivotably mounted to the first cylindrical portion by a bushed connection, the bushed connection being retained longitudinally between the plate portions.
12. The trunnion suspension system of claim 11, further comprising a brake actuator secured to the axle and pivotably mounted to the trunnion beam, so that the brake actuator pivots with the axle relative to the trunnion beam.
13. The trunnion suspension system of claim 12, wherein a brake actuator rod extends between the brake actuator and a brake slack adjuster arm, and wherein the brake actuator rod pivots with the axle relative to the trunnion beam.
14. The trunnion suspension system of claim 13, wherein the slack adjuster arm is attached to a brake camshaft which is releasably secured to the axle.
15. The trunnion suspension system of claim 12, further comprising two wheel sets, wherein a wheel set is mounted to each opposite end of the axle, and wherein the brake actuator is mounted to the trunnion beam in a position longitudinally separated from the wheel sets.
16. The trunnion suspension system of claim 12, wherein a bracket is interconnected longitudinally between the bushed connection and a sleeve to which the brake actuator is mounted, the sleeve rotating about the trunnion beam with the axle due to the bracket connected therebetween.
17. The trunnion suspension system of claim 12, wherein the brake actuator is mounted to a second longitudinally extending cylindrical portion of the trunnion beam.
18. The trunnion suspension system of claim 17, wherein the first and second cylindrical portions are longitudinally separated on the trunnion beam, and wherein a longitudinally extending bracket constrains the brake actuator to rotate about the second cylindrical portion as the axle rotates about the first cylindrical portion.
19. The trunnion suspension system of claim 11, wherein the plate portions form generally vertical legs of a generally U-shaped section of the trunnion beam.
20. The trunnion suspension system of claim 19, wherein the U-shaped section includes a longitudinally extending portion connecting the plate portions, the longitudinally extending portion extending generally parallel to the first cylindrical portion.
21. The trunnion suspension system of claim 11, wherein an adjustable pivot connection between the trunnion beam and the hanger bracket includes an eccentric cam for varying a longitudinal position of the trunnion beam relative to the hanger bracket.
23. A trunnion suspension system, comprising:
a trunnion beam pivotably mounted to a hanger bracket;
an axle pivotably mounted to the trunnion beam; and
a brake camshaft releasably secured to the axle, the brake camshaft being removable from the axle without removal of a brake drum from the axle.
24. The trunnion suspension system of claim 23, wherein a slack adjuster arm attached to the brake camshaft is also removable from the axle without removal of the brake drum from the axle.
25. The trunnion suspension system of claim 23, further comprising a brake actuator secured to the axle and pivotably mounted to the trunnion beam, so that the brake actuator pivots with the axle relative to the trunnion beam.
26. The trunnion suspension system of claim 25, wherein a brake actuator rod extends between the brake actuator and a slack adjuster arm, and wherein the brake actuator rod pivots with the axle relative to the trunnion beam.
27. The trunnion suspension system of claim 25, further comprising two wheel sets, wherein a wheel set is mounted to each opposite end of the axle, and wherein the brake actuator is mounted to the trunnion beam in a position longitudinally separated from the wheel sets.
28. The trunnion suspension system of claim 23, wherein the axle is mounted to a first longitudinally extending cylindrical portion of the trunnion beam.
29. The trunnion suspension system of claim 23, wherein the axle is mounted to the first cylindrical portion by a bushed connection which encircles the first cylindrical portion.