English to Spanish Tech/Engineering Engineering: Industrial

In comparison with a method in which a conveyor chain is applied as the second mechanical carrier element, the use of belts has the additional advantage that the so-called "polygon effect" will not occur. The polygon effect occurs at conveyor chains, there, where the chain is reversed over a so-called return wheel. As a result of the length of its links, the chain bends irregularly when reversing. This irregular reversion results in speed variations of the chain and the panels transported thereby. These speed variations in their turn may lead to an inferior processing quality. However, it is not excluded that one or both of the aforementioned mechanical carrier elements, according to the sixth aspect of the invention, may also be performed as a chain that is at least movable at the height of said contact with the flat panel side.

With reference to figure XX, it is further noted that the method according to the present invention does not exclude that use is made of a processing machine, of which the first mechanical element comprises a belt and the second mechanical element comprises a conveyor chain. As represented, such conveyor chain consists of links that are connected to each other by means of hinges.