Conveyor Idlers Replacement System

A conveyor idler replacement system for use on a support frame fixed in place, comprising a first vertical strut extending from the base, a second vertical strut extending substantially vertically from the base;

• each of the first vertical strut and second vertical strut comprising a first idler frame bracket on a first longitudinal side of the support frame;
• a first idler frame extending between the first idler frame bracket on the first vertical strut and the first idler frame bracket on the second vertical strut;
• at least one idler attached to the first idler frame, the idler configured to rotate, configured to support a conveyor belt;
• the conveyor idler replacement system comprising:
• a vertically extending lift arm removably coupled to the support frame, supported thereby;
• a slide arm removably coupled to the lift arm, supported thereby;
• a grip arm removably and pivotably coupled to the slide arm via a pivot having a vertical axis of rotation;
• the lift arm configured to vertically reposition the slide arm via a lift actuator;
• the grip arm configured to couple to and remove the first idler frame from the first idler brackets;
• a second idler frame extending between a third idler frame bracket on the first vertical strut and a third idler frame bracket on the second vertical strut;
• the second idler frame comprising a lift actuator configured to lift the conveyor belt off of the first idler frame;
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• at least one idler attached to the second idler frame, the idler configured to rotate, configured to support the conveyor belt.

A conveyor idler replacement system for use on a support frame fixed in place, comprising a first vertical strut extending from the base, a second vertical strut extending substantially vertically from the base;

• each of the first vertical strut and second vertical strut comprising a first idler frame bracket on a first longitudinal side of the support frame;
• a first idler frame extending between the first idler frame bracket on the first vertical strut and the first idler frame bracket on the second vertical strut;
• at least one idler attached to the first idler frame, the idler configured to rotate, configured to support a conveyor belt;
• the conveyor idler replacement system comprising:
• a vertically extending lift arm removably coupled to the support frame, supported thereby;
• a slide arm removably coupled to the lift arm, supported thereby;
• a grip arm removably and pivotably coupled to the slide arm via a pivot having a vertical axis of rotation;
• the lift arm configured to vertically reposition the slide arm via a lift actuator;
• the grip arm configured to couple to and remove the first idler frame from the first idler brackets;
• a pull cord plane defined by a vertical line, the laterally outward edge of the conveyor belt;
• the grip arm removably affixed to the support frame exterior of the pull cord plane;
• the grip arm configured to rotate in a horizontal plane from a first position exterior of the pull cord plane to a second position interior of the pull cord plane;
• at least one clamp affixed to the grip arm;
• the at least one clamp configured to affix the grip arm to the idler frame to remove the idler frame from direct connection to the support frame;
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• the grip arm configured to rotate the idler frame and attached idler frame exterior of the pull cord plane.