Entry conveyor and pan section for the same

ENTRY CONVEYOR AND PAN SECTION FOR THE SAME Abstract The invention relates to an entry conveyor, particularly an entry transfer conveyor, comprising a conveyor pan forced by a plurality of pan sections 10 that are 5 hingeably connected to each other in a manner that guarantees tensile strength, at the two ends of which conveyor pan drive stations and/or return stations for a scraper chain 4 are provided, wherein each pan section 10 comprises a top strand delimited by lateral profiles and the conveyor base and a bottom strand for the scraper chain as well as receiving elements 18 for pan section connecting means, which elements are disposed outside of the 1o lateral profiles. To minimize the wear and tear of the scraper chain belts 4 and allow operation with a low installed drive output, a pan strand comprising a plurality of pan sections 10 that are disposed behind each other is provided in the conveyor pan, which sections are hingeably coupled via a center swivel bearing I1 disposed on the center longitudinal axis of the conveyor pan or the pan sections 10. The invention also relates to is the pan sections 10 with the center swivel bearings 11. (see FIG. 3). 10 17 10 18 10 17 13 16 14