Conveyor technology
US5558206A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G13/073
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A slip roller conveyor has parallel side walls and a plurality of driven slip roller assemblies mounted therein. Each driven assembly comprises a stub shaft that is threadedly mounted in the side wall and has a wrench-engageable head. A pulley with a sleeve extension is rotatably mounted on the shaft and a slip roller is mounted on the sleeve. The entire driven slip roller assembly is easily removed from its wall mounting by simply engaging the head with a wrench and unscrewing the shaft from its wall mounting. The conveyor drive system includes a positive drive belt having its grooves and teeth intermeshed with mating grooves and teeth on the driven pulleys. A side edge of the belt is guided by the inner surface of the conveyor side wall. A guide strip having an anti-camming surface keeps the drive belt intermeshed with the pulleys along the drive run of the drive belt.
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