Conveyor head and tail drive roller system
AssigneeKSi Conveyors, Inc.
InventorsTom Fehr, Paul Arthur Kaeb
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Abstract
An incline conveyor that includes driven rollers at both the input (tail) end and the output (head) end of the conveyor that are powered by a single power source. Power is transmitted along the length of the conveyor with a driveline that distributes power to both the input and output drive rollers. The position of the drive rollers is adjustable to tension and track the conveyor belt. The position of the gearbox is also adjustable to maintain tension on the drive belt. The resulting conveyor drive mechanism allows cleated belt conveyors to be longer and transfer at higher capacities.
Claims18
An incline conveyor having an input end and an output end, comprising:
- a. a first gearbox that is operably connected to a first driven roller, where said first gearbox and said first driven roller are mounted at the input end of the conveyor;
- b. a second gearbox that is operably connected to a second driven roller, where said second gearbox and said second driven roller are mounted at the output end of the conveyor;
- c. an endless conveyor belt extending about said first driven roller and said second driven roller;
- d. means for providing power to the conveyor;
- e. a driveline that operably connects said means for driving the conveyor with said first driven roller and said second driven roller.
A cleated belt incline conveyor comprising:
- a. a first driven roller disposed at the input end of the conveyor;
- b. a second driven roller disposed at the output end of the conveyor;
- c. an endless conveyor belt extending about said first driven roller and said second driven roller;
- d. means for providing power to the conveyor;
- e. means for transferring power that operably connects said means for providing power to the conveyor with said first driven roller and said second driven roller.
An incline conveyor having an input end and an output end, comprising:
- a. a first gearbox that is operably connected to a first driven roller, where said first gearbox and said first driven roller are mounted at the input end of the conveyor;
- b. a second gearbox that is operably connected to a second driven roller, where said second gearbox and said second driven roller are mounted at the output end of the conveyor;
- c. an endless conveyor belt extending about said first driven roller and said second driven roller, where said endless conveyor belt has a bottom surface that contacts said first driven roller and said second driven roller, and where said endless conveyor belt has a top surface and a plurality of cleats attached to the top surface;
- d. wherein said first driven roller and said second driven roller are slidably mounted in order to maintain tension on said endless conveyor belt by adjusting the position of said first driven roller and said second driven roller;
- e. means for providing power to the conveyor;
- f. a driveline that operably connects said means for driving the conveyor with said first driven roller and said second driven roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.