Conveyor belt tracking mechanism and conveyor employing the same
US9145262B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G39/16
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed to conveyor belt tracking mechanisms with a single adjusting element and to conveyors having conveyor belts whose tracking may be adjusted in both directions using such conveyor belt tracking mechanisms. One exemplary conveyor belt tracking mechanism embodiment employs a pulley support yoke coupled to a specialized angular linkage having a linkage flexure pivot that translates linear motion into angular motion.
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