Roller-noise reduction in conveyor belts
US9096379B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2207/32
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Low-noise rollers in modular plastic conveyor belts. Energy-absorbing elements formed on belt rollers or in roller support structure is used to absorb the energy of impacts between rollers and the support structure. The energy-absorbing elements include resilient roller sections sandwiched between rigid sections, spring-like bent tabs on the end faces of rollers, hinged bumpers or flexible fingers between the end faces of the rollers and the roller support structure, and flexible structure protruding from the module into circumferential grooves in the outer cylindrical surface or circular grooves formed in the end faces of the rollers.
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