Modular pulley for continuous belt conveyor system

US11130639B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ABB Schweiz AG · CH

Inventors

• Marius Rutkevicius · Raleigh, US
• Darren Tremelling · Apex, US
• Jonah Kadoko · Raleigh, US
• Sheng Zhong · San Jose, US
• Thomas E. Kuckhoff · Greenville, US
• Jack D. Tavernier, Jr. · Simpsonville, US
• Nikolaus Zant · Raleigh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 20, 2019
• Grant date: Sep 28, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 20, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G2207/30
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A modular pulley assembly for a continuous belt conveyor can be assembly from a plurality of modular pulley disks that can be axially aligned and abut against each other to provide pulleys of differing lengths per demand. The modular pulley disks can be made from a non-metallic material such as a polymer and can manufactured by a suitable molding process. Making the modular pulley disks from non-metallic materials enables the disks to be formed with structural geometries such that the assembled pulley is structurally more rigid and can better distribute torsional loads and momentum from the belt to the support shaft.