a conveyor chain , in particular a can conveyor chain , comprises chain links , which are interconnected by a respective chain hinge , and laterally projecting transport bars , which have a damping head made of a plastic material and provided for contact with the articles to be conveyed , the damping head comprising a fastening portion , a spring section arranged on said fastening portion and a contact portion connected to the spring section and adapted to contact the articles to be conveyed . a conveyor chain is provided of this type with a simpler and less failure - prone structural design . to this end , the damping head is provided with a front - side cavity of such a nature that the spring section has an elastically deformable wall portion whose wall thickness narrows , at least sectionwise , towards the contact portion , at least said spring section being made of an elastomer having a maximum shore hardness of a90 .