Belt tension indicator
US8328005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G43/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for verifying belt tension on a conveyor mechanism that includes a belt mounted under tension on rollers, includes steps of measuring selected physical status parameters associated with the conveyor mechanism and determining if the belt has reached a predetermined level of tension indirectly from such status parameters without direct measurement of belt tension.
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