Conveyor belt support system
AssigneeJohn Bean Technologies Corporation
InventorsHarrison T. Gill, Erick A. Sorenson
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Abstract
A conveyor belt support system for a conveyor having a belt movable along a frame includes a plurality of support slats each extending substantially along a longitudinal axis of the belt. The plurality of support slats is adjustable in position relative to the belt. A processing machine for scanning and portioning a workpiece includes a scanning station configured to scan a workpiece to ascertain at least one physical parameter of the workpiece, a portioning station configured to portion the scanned workpiece, a conveyor for moving the workpiece beneath the scanning station and the portioning station that includes a belt with an open form moveable along a frame, and the conveyor belt support system located beneath at least the scanning station.
Claims24
A conveyor belt support system for a conveyor having a belt movable along a frame, the conveyor belt support system comprising a plurality of support slats extending substantially along a longitudinal axis of the belt, wherein the plurality of support slats are adjustable in position relative to the belt.
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A processing machine for scanning and portioning a workpiece, comprising:
- a scanning station configured to scan a workpiece to ascertain at least one physical parameter of the workpiece;
- a portioning station configured to portion the scanned workpiece;
- a conveyor for moving the workpiece beneath the scanning station and the portioning station, the conveyor having a belt with an open form moveable along a frame;
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- a conveyor belt support system located beneath at least the scanning station, the conveyor belt support system having a plurality of support slats each extending substantially along a longitudinal axis of the belt, wherein the plurality of support slats are adjustable in position relative to the belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.