Position limiter for flighted conveyor belt
AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorsMichael Hendrik Degroot, Drew Downer, Gerko Hulshof, Jake A. Mohan
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Abstract
A conveyor employs an assembly at a drive end having a position limiter assembly configured to accommodate flights in a conveyor belt while ensuring proper engagement between the conveyor belt and a drive. The end assembly includes opposing end plates, a drive extending between the end plates and a position limiter assembly extending between the end plates below the drive for ensuring proper engagement of a conveyor belt with the drive. The position limiter comprises a series of spaced apart rollers mounted to and spaced from a mounting bar extending between the end plates. Roller mounting arms connect the rollers to the mounting bars.
Claims14
A position limiter assembly for a conveyor, comprising:
- a mounting bar extending from a first end to a second end;
- a mounting portion for mounting the mounting bar to a conveyor frame;
- a plurality of roller mounting arms extending from the mounting bar at selected intervals along the length of the mounting bar, each roller mounting arm comprising a base and a slotted end;
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- a roller assembly mounted to each roller mounting arm, each roller assembly comprising a pair of spaced-apart rollers rotatably mounted on an axle, the axle including roller mounting portions allowing free rotation of the rollers and a narrow central portion having flat sides configured to be received in the slotted end of an associated roller mounting arm.
A roller limiter for a conveyor belt, comprising:
- a mounting arm having a base extending from a threaded end to a slotted end, the base end including an operation slot and an open installation slot intersecting the operation slot at an angle;
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- a roller assembly mounted to the slotted end, wherein the roller assembly comprises a pair of spaced-apart rollers rotatably mounted on an axle, the axle including roller mounting portions allowing free rotation of the rollers and a narrow central portion having flat sides configured to be received in the slotted end of the mounting arm.
A roller limiter for a conveyor belt, comprising:
- a mounting arm having a base extending from a threaded end to a slotted end, the slotted end comprising a pair of spaced-apart fingers;
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- a roller assembly mounted between the pair of spaced-apart fingers, the roller assembly comprising an axle having a central roller-mounting portion and two flat-side protrusions received in slots in the fingers and roller mounted on the central roller-mounting portion using bearings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.