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US 7,604,111 B2Granted
Modular endless conveyor belt
AssigneeSidel Participations
InventorPetrovic Zmaj
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The modular endless conveyor belt includes a structure provided with guides to support the upper run of the belt, a curvilinear guide mechanism and a stabilization mechanism for the belt with relation to the perpendicular in curved trajectory sections. The curvilinear guide mechanism is made up of rollers regularly distributed on the structure, cooperating with lugs arranged on the internal surface of the belt. The lugs include a shoulder for stabilizing the belt. The guide has the form of a rail, arranged below the rollers, cooperating with a shoulder on each lug to counteract the vertical movements to which the belt is subjected as a function of the load being transported. The rail arranged below the rollers has the form of a thin metal sheet in a circular arc and the sheet is housed in a rebate provided in the support structure for the upper run of the belt.
A modular endless belt conveyor comprising a structure, or frame, for supporting and guiding upper strand of a belt and a lower strands of said belt in curved path portions of the modular endless belt conveyor and, in particular, curvilinear guide means and stabilizing means for the upper strand, which curvilinear guide means are made up of rollers (17), uniformly distributed over said supporting structure, cooperating with cleats (15) which are arranged on an inner surface (16) of said belt, which cleats (15) have a claw (24) which cooperates with the stabilizing means suitable for stabilizing said upper strand of the belt, wherein said stabilizing means comprise a curved rail (21) which is arranged directly below said rollers (17) so as to cooperate with said claw (24) of each cleat (15).
An endless belt conveyor comprising:
A modular endless belt conveyor comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.