Belt conveyor arrangement
AssigneeContinental Conveyor & Equipment Co., Inc.
InventorGerald R. O. Pentith
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Abstract
A continuous belt (14) has upper and lower runs (14a, 14b) and is supported by upper and lower runs (23a, 23b) of steel ropes (23) carried and driven by roller (12, 13). The ropes (23) are supported on wheels (22) carried by a frame (11). Rollers (30) invert the lower run of the belt and lead it onto the lower run of the ropes. Magnetic members (50) are secured to the belt and hold the belt relative to the ropes to inhibit relative movement and reduce wear.
Claims8
A belt conveyor arrangement comprising an elongate frame, a roller journaled at each end of said frame, at least one of said rollers being driven, an endless belt passing PG,7 around said rollers and having an upper conveying run and a lower return run, said upper run of said belt having an outer surface and an inner surface, a plurality of laterally spaced and longitudinally spaced magnetic members mounted on said inner surface of said belt, said magnetic members being in alignment to define a plurality of longitudinally aligned recesses, a plurality of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending steel cables trained about said rollers and riding in said recesses to support said belt.
A belt conveyor arrangement comprising an elongate frame, a roller journaled at each end of said frame, means operatively connected to one of said rollers for rotating said one roller, an endless flat flexible belt trained around said rollers, said belt having an upper conveying run and a return run, said upper run of said belt having an outer surface and an inner surface, a plurality of laterally spaced and longitudinally spaced magnetic members mounted on said inner surface, said magnetic members being laterally aligned and longitudinally aligned in rows, said magnetic members having side edges, a plurality of laterally spaced metallic cables extending in parallel relationship around said rollers for supporting said flat belt, and said cables abuttingly contacting certain ones of said side edges of said magnetic members to prevent said belt from moving relative to said cables.
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