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US 2010/0072032 A1Published application
Conveyor Belt Training Idler with a Locking Mechanism
AssigneeMartin Engineering Company
InventorRobert Todd Swinderman
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Abstract
A conveyor belt training idler comprises a mount, a roller support frame, a roller, and a locking mechanism. The roller support frame is pivotally attached to the mount about a support frame axis for pivotal movement relative to the mount. The roller is rotatably attached to the roller support frame for rotation about a roller axis. The roller axis is pivotal with the roller support frame about the support frame axis relative to the mount. The locking mechanism has a plurality of discrete settings, each setting being configured and adapted to maintain the roller support frame at a discrete angular setting relative to the mount.
Claims16
A conveyor belt training idler comprising:
- a mount;
- a roller support frame, the roller support frame being pivotally attached to the mount about a support frame axis for pivotal movement relative to the mount;
- a roller, the roller being rotatably attached to the roller support frame for rotation about a roller axis, the roller axis being pivotal with the roller support frame about the support frame axis relative to the mount;
- and
- a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism having a plurality of discrete settings, each setting being configured and adapted to maintain the roller support frame at a discrete angular setting relative to the mount.
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A conveyor belt training idler comprising:
- a mount;
- a roller support frame, the roller support frame being pivotally attached to the mount about a support frame axis for pivotal movement relative to the mount;
- a roller, the roller being rotationally attached to the roller support frame about a roller axis for rotation relative to the roller support frame, the roller axis being pivotal with the roller support frame about the support frame axis relative to the mount;
- a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism comprising a swing arm and a catch device, the swing arm being pivotally attached to the roller support frame about a swing arm axis for pivotal movement relative to the roller support frame, the swing arm axis being pivotal with the roller support frame relative to the mount, the catch device being fixed relative to the mount, the catch device comprising a plurality of catches, each of the catches being engageable with the swing arm in a manner limiting pivotal movement of the swing arm and the roller support frame about the support frame axis relative to the mount, the swing arm being disengageable from each of the catches by pivoting the swing arm about the swing arm axis relative to the roller support frame.
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A method of modifying a bulk material conveyor belt system, the method comprising:
- accessing a conveyor belt training idler, the conveyor belt training idler comprising a mount, a roller support frame, and a roller, the roller support frame being pivotally attached to the mount about a support frame axis for pivotal movement relative to the mount, the roller being rotationally attached to the roller support frame about a roller axis for rotation relative to the roller support frame, the roller axis being pivotal with the roller support frame relative to the mount;
- and
- attaching a locking mechanism to the conveyor belt system, the locking mechanism comprising a swing arm and a catch device, the swing arm being pivotally attached to the roller support frame about a swing arm axis for pivotal movement relative to the roller support frame, the swing arm axis being pivotal with the roller support frame relative to the mount, the locking member being fixed relative to mount, the catch device comprising a plurality of catches, each of the catches being engageable with the swing arm in a manner limiting pivotal movement of the swing arm and the roller support frame about the support frame axis relative to the mount, the swing arm being disengageable from each of the catches by pivoting the swing arm about the swing arm axis relative to the roller support frame.
A method of adjusting a conveyor belt training idler comprising:
- accessing a conveyor belt training idler, the conveyor belt training idler comprising a mount, a roller support frame, a roller, and a locking mechanism, the roller support frame being pivotally attached to the mount about a support frame axis for pivotal movement relative to the mount, the roller being rotationally attached to roller support frame about a roller axis for rotation relative to the roller support frame, the roller axis being pivotal with the roller support frame relative to the mount, the locking mechanism comprising a swing arm and a catch device, the swing arm being pivotally attached to the roller support frame about a swing arm axis for pivotal movement relative to the roller support frame, the swing arm axis being pivotal with the roller support frame relative to the mount, the catch device being fixed relative to mount, the catch device comprising a plurality of catches, each of the catches being engageable with the swing arm in a manner limiting pivotal movement of the swing arm and the roller support frame about the roller support axis relative to the mount;
- disengaging the swing arm from one of the catches by pivoting the swing arm about the swing arm axis relative to the roller support frame;
- pivoting the roller support frame about the support frame axis via the swing arm;
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- engaging the swing arm with another one of the catches.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.