Conveyor having at least one flexible belt and method of tensioning the at least one belt

A conveyor includes first and second support shafts and at least one belt supported between the first and second support shafts that has an upper load-carrying portion and a lower return portion. A first gear is connected to the first support shaft, a second gear is connected to the second support s...

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Main Authors Powers, Brian Scott, Senger, Randall Donn, Stempihar, Eric, Wunder, Joseph
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.03.2022
Subjects
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A conveyor includes first and second support shafts and at least one belt supported between the first and second support shafts that has an upper load-carrying portion and a lower return portion. A first gear is connected to the first support shaft, a second gear is connected to the second support shaft and a drive chain or belt is supported by the first and second gears and has an upper run and a lower run. The upper run includes a tension control device for maintaining a tension on the upper run and the lower run includes an arrangement for displacing a portion of the lower run in order to rotate the first gear in a first direction and the second gear in a second direction opposite the first direction to increase a tension of the upper load carrying portion of the at least one belt. Also an associated method.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117211314