Leg support pallet conveyor 900-1200 low

In a flow through warehouse the lowest pallet conveyors sit just above the floor, and that is exactly where this leg support belongs. A low version, intended for gravity pallet conveyors in the 900 to 1200 mm width segment; that covers goods on EUR pallets and other full format pallets that form the backbone of most Swedish warehouse flows. The support sets the height of the conveyor, takes the load from the pallets and keeps the run straight over time.

The expansion range of 375 to 475 mm gives 100 mm of stepless height adjustment at each support point. In a long conveyor run that adjustment is what decides the end result: the floor buckles somewhere every time, and a gravity conveyor needs an even, controlled fall along the whole run so the pallets neither stop halfway nor come rolling into the stop at too high a speed. If each support point can be set on its own the work also goes fast, even on a floor with character.

A leg support does not look like much, but it is the supports that turn loose conveyor sections into a working installation. The net weight of 10.2 kg says something about the material thickness in the design; this is built for pallet goods with real weight, not for light goods conveyors. Compared with the tall model for the same width segment the principle is the same, and what differs is the expansion range and therefore the working height of the conveyor.

The question of capacity deserves a thought of its own. The load capacity of a gravity pallet conveyor is always stated together with its condition, namely the distance between the leg supports; a typical data sheet reports the load capacity at, for example, c/c 1.2 m. Set the supports closer together and the capacity of the conveyor rises, space them out and it falls. Always work out the number of supports from the capacity table of the conveyor and from the heaviest pallet that actually occurs in the flow, not from the average. A single overloaded section is enough to disturb the whole run. And keep the pallets in good condition; a broken block stops the flow just as effectively as an overload.

The uses of the low model are primarily FIFO conveyors on the bottom level of pallet racking, set down and dispatch conveyors at doors and buffer runs where a forklift or a pedestrian stacker leaves the pallet straight on the conveyor at low height. The first in, first out principle looks after itself when the pallets roll toward the pick up end; no forklift driver has to hunt for the oldest pallet. The low height also makes the run easy to survey, since you see the goods and not the frame, which tends to be appreciated at stock taking.

Fitting follows the same logic as for all pallet conveyors: stand the supports loosely, lay the sections on, align with a spirit level, test the fall with a loaded pallet and anchor only when everything is right. Put an extra check on the supports that end up closest to the forklift aisle and add impact protection; leg supports are made for vertical load, not for blows from forks. The hole pattern for floor mounting and the other detail dimensions are in the manufacturer's data sheet.

The range also holds leg supports in a tall version for the same width segment as well as supports for narrower conveyors, so the whole installation can be built with uniform parts. If you mix heights between different zones, keep track of which support belongs to which section already during planning; it saves time on the day of installation. Uniform parts also mean fewer item numbers in the maintenance store and quicker decisions when the installation is to be extended.

Send a sketch with conveyor lengths and pallet weights, and we will suggest the number of leg supports and a suitable spacing for your particular flow.