Belt tracking regulator
US7614493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G39/16
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A roller assembly for supporting a moving belt and including at least one roller mounted for rotation about a roller axis; and a support arrangement, the roller assembly being mounted on the support arrangement for pivotal displacement about a pivot point, characterized in that the belt tracking regulator includes guide means operable, in use, to constrain the pivotal displacement of the roller assembly to move in a plane containing the pivot and tilted at an acute angle with respect to a horizontal plane defined through the pivot point.
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