Conveyor chain
![general layout](/Images/godic/202501/06/Convoyeur-chaines2511.png")
![A chain conveyor for mining use](/Images/godic/202501/06/Panzerfoerderer2511.JPG")
![chain conveyor in use (German coal mine, 1950s)](/Images/godic/202501/06/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-50192-0005,_Oelsnitz,_Steinkohlewerk,_Bergarbeiter,_Förderband2511.jpg")
A conveyor chain is chain that has been designed specifically for chain conveyor systems. It consists of a series of journal bearings that are held together by constraining link plates. Each bearing consists of a pin and a bush on which the chain roller revolves.