Exteriorly Mounted Wear Liner for Bulk Material Conveyor Belt Systems
AssigneeMartin Engineering Company
InventorRobert Todd Swinderman
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Abstract
A bulk material conveyor belt system comprises a belt, a skirt, and a wear liner. The belt forms a continuous loop having an upper transfer run and a lower return run. The belt defines a theoretical, vertically oriented, center plane about which the belt is generally symmetric. The skirt has a lower edge that extends above the transfer run. The wear liner is removably attached to the skirt in a manner such that the skirt lies between the wear liner and the center plane. The wear liner has a lower edge that that extends above the transfer run and beneath the lower edge of the skirt.
Claims20
A bulk material conveyor belt system comprising:
- a belt, the belt forming a continuous loop having an upper transfer run and a lower return run, the belt defining a vertically oriented center plane about which the belt is generally symmetric;
- a skirt, the skirt having a lower edge that extends above the transfer run,
- a wear liner, the wear liner being removably attached to the skirt in a manner such that the skirt lies between the wear liner and the center plane, the wear liner having a lower edge that that extends above the transfer run and beneath the lower edge of the skirt.
A method comprising:
- accessing a bulk material conveyor belt system, the bulk material conveyor belt system comprising a belt, a skirt, and a worn wear liner, the belt forming a continuous loop having an upper transfer run and a lower return run, the belt defining a vertically oriented center plane about which the belt is generally symmetric, the skirt having a lower edge that extends above the transfer run, the worn wear liner is removably attached to the skirt in a manner such that the skirt lies between the worn wear liner and the center plane, the worn wear liner has a lower edge that that extends above the transfer run and beneath the lower edge of the skirt;
- detaching the worn wear liner from the bulk material conveyor belt system, the detaching being performed by a person while the skirt lies between the person and the center plane;
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- attaching a replacement wear liner to the bulk material conveyor belt system, the replacement wear liner has a lower edge, the attaching being performed by a person while the skirt lies between the person and the center plane and in manner such that the lower edge of the replacement wear liner has a lower edge that that extends above the transfer run and beneath the lower edge of the skirt.
A method comprising:
- accessing a bulk material conveyor belt system, the bulk material conveyor belt system comprising a belt, a skirt, and a wear liner, the belt forming a continuous loop having an upper transfer run and a lower return run, the belt defining a vertically oriented center plane about which the belt is generally symmetric, the skirt having a lower edge that extends above the transfer run, the wear liner is removably attached to the skirt via at least one threaded fastener in a manner such that the skirt lies between the wear liner and the center plane, the wear liner having a lower edge that that extends above the transfer run and beneath the lower edge of the skirt;
- moving the lower edge of the wear liner downward relative to the belt by rotating the fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.