Automatic belt positioning assembly
AssigneeSebright Products, Inc.
InventorsBrent H. Sebright, Stuart Sebright, Joseph W. Dendel, Benjamin W. Dietz
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Abstract
A device for adjusting the lateral position of an endless belt comprises a sensor for detecting the lateral position of the endless belt relative to a predetermined position, a roller disposed adjacent to the endless belt, and a controller operatively connected to the sensor and to the roller wherein the controller will automatically cause the roller to urge the endless belt toward the predetermined positioned when the sensor detects that the lateral position of the endless belt is away from the predetermined position.
Claims11
A device for adjusting the lateral position of an endless belt, comprising:
- a sensor for detecting the lateral position of an endless belt relative to a predetermined position;
- a roller disposed adjacent to the endless belt;
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- a controller operatively connected to the sensor and to the roller wherein the controller will automatically cause the roller to urge the endless belt toward the predetermined positioned when the sensor detects that the lateral position of the endless belt is away from the predetermined position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.