Belt conveyor with rotary guides for marginal portions of the belt
US5360102A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for transporting discrete objects or bulk goods from a first station at a first level to a second station at a second level, which may but need not be above or below the first level, has an endless belt conveyor which is trained about pulleys at the two stations and has an upper reach which is braced from below by a table and defines a straight horizontal or a hilly path for the commodities. The marginal portions of the belt, at least in the region of the upper reach, are guided by pairs of idler rollers whose axes are inclined relative to each other. The rollers are mounted in bearing units which, in turn, are adjustably coupled to elongated bases of a frame.
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