| 释义 |
con·vey·er
noun
or con·vey·or \kənˈvāə(r)\
(-s)
1. : one that conveys: as
a. : one that carries or transmits
< a conveyer of bold new ideas >
b. obsolete : thief
c. : a person who transfers property
2.
a. usually conveyor : a mechanical apparatus for carrying packages or bulk material from place to place: as
(1) or conveyor belt : an endless moving belt (as of canvas, rubber, metal) on which items, packages, or material to be moved may be placed and which operates over terminal pulleys or rollers together with receiving and delivery appliances — called also band conveyor, belt conveyor
(2) : a set of arms or trays for carrying that travel on an endless chain
(3) : two or more slow-moving chains on which bulky parts of work in process are placed so that smaller parts may be added as the work passes — called also chain conveyor
(4) : containers (as baskets or carriages) or hooks attached to a moving chain or cable suspended by rollers from overhead supports
(5) : a series of horizontal rollers spaced close together and turned by power in the same direction
(6) : buckets attached to or forming a continuous moving chain — called also bucket conveyor
(7) : wooden or steel plates attached to endless chains and running in a trough through which material to be moved is dragged
(8) : an enclosed single-plate or double-plate helix formed about a turning shaft that moves material along a trough or tube — called also auger conveyor, screw conveyor
(9) : air pumps or blowers arranged to draw or force material to be moved and air through a hose or pipe usually to a separator where the solid material falls to the bottom — called also pneumatic conveyor, wind conveyor
b. : one that operates a conveyor |