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US 12,559,321 B2Granted
Conveyor idlers replacement system
AssigneeConveyor Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsBradley Lawson, Andrew Jennings, Brandt Porter
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Abstract
A conveyor idler replacement system in one example with an H-frame (support frame). The system including a base with a first vertical strut extending from the base, a second vertical strut extending substantially vertically from the base; each of the first vertical strut and second vertical strut comprising a first idler frame bracket on a first longitudinal side of the H-frame; a first idler frame extending between the first idler frame bracket on the first vertical strut and the first idler frame bracket on the second vertical strut; at least one idler attached to the first idler frame, the idler configured to rotate, configured to support a conveyor belt. Including a system for lifting the belt and replacing idler frames.
Claims7
A conveyor idler replacement system comprising:
- a support frame fixed in place upon a base, comprising a first vertical strut extending from the base, a second vertical strut extending substantially vertically from the base;
- each of the first vertical strut and second vertical strut comprising a first idler frame bracket on a first longitudinal side of the support frame;
- a first idler frame extending between the first idler frame bracket on the first vertical strut and the first idler frame bracket on the second vertical strut;
- at least one idler attached to the first idler frame, the idler configured to rotate, configured to support a conveyor belt;
- a vertically extending lift arm removably coupled to the support frame, supported thereby;
- a horizontally aligned slide arm removably coupled to the lift arm, supported thereby;
- a grip arm removably and pivotably coupled to the slide arm via a pivot having a vertical axis of rotation;
- the lift arm configured to vertically reposition the slide arm via a lift actuator;
- the grip arm configured to pivot about at least one longitudinal end of the slide arm;
- the grip arm configured to horizontally reposition linearly via the slide arm;
- the grip arm configured to couple to and remove the first idler frame from the first idler brackets.
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A conveyor idler replacement system comprising:
- a support frame fixed in place, comprising a first vertical strut extending from the base, a second vertical strut extending substantially vertically from the base;
- each of the first vertical strut and second vertical strut comprising a first idler frame bracket on a first longitudinal side of the support frame;
- a first idler frame extending between the first idler frame bracket on the first vertical strut and the first idler frame bracket on the second vertical strut;
- at least one idler attached to the first idler frame, the idler configured to rotate, configured to support a conveyor belt;
- a vertically extending lift arm removably coupled to the support frame, supported thereby;
- a slide arm removably coupled to the lift arm, supported thereby;
- a grip arm removably and pivotably coupled to the slide arm via a pivot having a vertical axis of rotation;
- the lift arm configured to vertically reposition the slide arm via a lift actuator;
- the grip arm configured to pivot about at least one longitudinal end of the slide arm;
- the grip arm configured to couple to and remove the first idler frame from the first idler brackets,
- a second idler frame extending between a third idler frame bracket on the first vertical strut and a third idler frame bracket on the second vertical strut;
- the second idler frame comprising a lift actuator configured to lift the conveyor belt off of the first idler frame;
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- at least one idler attached to the second idler frame, the idler configured to rotate, configured to support the conveyor belt.
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A conveyor idler replacement system comprising:
- a support frame fixed in place, comprising a first vertical strut extending from the base, a second vertical strut extending substantially vertically from the base;
- each of the first vertical strut and second vertical strut comprising a first idler frame bracket on a first longitudinal side of the support frame;
- a first idler frame extending between the first idler frame bracket on the first vertical strut and the first idler frame bracket on the second vertical strut;
- at least one idler attached to the first idler frame, the idler configured to rotate, configured to support a conveyor belt;
- a vertically extending lift arm removably coupled to the support frame, supported thereby;
- a slide arm removably coupled to the lift arm, supported thereby;
- a grip arm removably and pivotably coupled to the slide arm via a pivot having a vertical axis of rotation;
- the lift arm configured to vertically reposition the slide arm via a lift actuator;
- the grip arm configured to pivot about at least one longitudinal end of the slide arm;
- the grip arm configured to couple to and remove the first idler frame from the first idler brackets,
- a pull cord plane defined by a vertical line, the laterally outward edge of the conveyor belt;
- the grip arm removably affixed to the support frame exterior of the pull cord plane;
- the grip arm configured to rotate in a horizontal plane from a first position exterior of the pull cord plane to a second position interior of the pull cord plane;
- at least one clamp affixed to the grip arm;
- the at least one clamp configured to affix the grip arm to the idler frame to remove the idler frame from direct connection to the support frame;
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- the grip arm configured to rotate the idler frame and attached idler frame exterior of the pull cord plane.
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