Belt conveyor system
AssigneeCustom Agri Systems, Inc.
InventorJoshua Norman Schnitkey
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Abstract
A belt conveyor system including an elongate housing having at least one troughing idler assembly disposed therein. The troughing idler assembly includes a center medial roller and a plurality of side rollers. Each of the rollers includes a shaft having ends supported by at least one bearing having a first face and a second face. The bearings supporting the side rollers are mounted to an exterior of the elongate housing in such a manner that the first face and the second face of at least one of the bearings are visible.
Claims14
A belt conveyor system, comprising:
- a main housing;
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- a troughing idler assembly disposed in the main housing, the troughing idler assembly including at least one roller supported by a first bearing having a first face and a second face and a second bearing having a first face and a second face, wherein the first bearing is mounted to an exterior of the main housing, wherein the first face and the second face of the first bearing are at least partially visible, and wherein at least one of the first bearing and the second bearing is disposed in a bearing bracket housing coupled to the main housing.
A belt conveyor system, comprising:
- a main housing having a conveyor belt disposed in an interior thereof;
- a first bearing disposed outside of the main housing, wherein the first bearing has a first face and an opposing second face;
- a second bearing disposed outside of the main housing and spaced apart from the first bearing, wherein second bearing has a first face and an opposing second face, and wherein the faces of at least one of the first bearing and the second bearing are at least partially visible;
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- a seal disposed adjacent the main housing separating the interior of the main housing from the bearings.
A belt conveyor system, comprising:
- a main housing having conveyor belt disposed therein;
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- at least one roller disposed in the main housing adjacent the conveyor belt, the at least one roller having an end supported by a first bearing and a second bearing, wherein the first bearing has a first face and an opposing second face and the second bearing has a first face and an opposing second face, wherein the faces of the first bearing and the faces of the second bearing are at least partially visible.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.