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US 5,332,083 AGranted
Curved belt conveyor
AssigneeAxmann-Fordertechnik GmbH
InventorNorbert Axmann
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Abstract
A curved belt conveyor with a belt that travels around deflection rollers and has an elevation along its outer edge. Smooth out rollers are forced uniformly against the side of the elevation facing the center of curvature.
Claims10
A curved belt conveyor comprising:
- a continuous belt with upper and lower strands advanced over deflection rollers by a motor;
- an elevation secured to an edge of said belt and being an outer circumference of a curve and traveling along with said belt, said curve having a center of curvature resiliently mounted smooth-out rollers distributed at intervals along said outer circumference and forced at constant pressure against a side of said elevation facing said center of curvature for compensating longitudinal and transverse forces deriving from the curvature;
- said elevation projecting out beyond said belt;
- angled levers, said smooth-out rollers rotating freely on said angled levers;
- said levers pivoting on brackets extending outside said curve on pivots remote from levels of the upper and lower strands of the belt;
- a distance between said pivots and said strands being adjustable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.