Conveyor structure and method for handling
OwnerAndrew Jon Martininventor
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Abstract
A bay for a belt conveyor structure, the bay includes a transverse support stand having a first part that is positionable adjacent one longitudinal edge of the belt. The transverse support stand also includes a second part that is positionable adjacent the other longitudinal edge of the belt. A third part of the transverse support stand spans between the first part and the second part. The bay also includes a stringer having a proximal end removeably attachable to the stand and a distal end which is for engagement with a subsequent bay. The proximal end of the stringer is attachable to the first part of the stand at at least two spaced apart locations. The proximal end of the stringer is also attachable to the third part of the stand.
Claims15
A bay for a belt conveyor structure, the bay comprising:
- a transverse support stand having a first part positionable adjacent one edge of the belt, a second part positionable adjacent another edge of the belt, and a third part between the first part and the second part;
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- a stringer having a proximal end removeably attachable to the stand and a distal end, the proximal end being attachable to the first part at at least two spaced apart locations and also to the third part, the distal end adapted for connection to a point fixed relative to an adjacent bay of conveyor belt structure;
- wherein the stringer comprises a rigid unit comprising an elongate first member adapted to extend from adjacent one transverse support stand to adjacent an adjacent transverse support stand, a second member extending from one end of the first part and inclined downwardly and adapted for attachment to the third part of the transverse support stand, and a third member extending from said one end of the first member and adapted for attachment to the first part of the transverse support stand.
A bay for a belt conveyor structure comprising a H-frame unit of single piece construction consisting of two vertical members comprising the first part and the second part and a cross member therebetween comprising the third part, an upper carry idler set, a lower return idler set, an upper roller support on each vertical member to support the carry rollers, a lower roller support on each vertical member to support the return idler set, a removable stringer having a proximal end removeably attachable to the H-frame unit and a distal end, the proximal end being attachable to one vertical member of the H-frame unit at at least two spaced apart locations and attachable to the cross member, the distal end adapted for connection to an adjacent bay, and a disconnection mechanism adapted to drop the return rollers;
- wherein the stringer comprises a rigid unit comprising an elongate first member adapted to extend from adjacent one transverse support stand to adjacent an adjacent transverse support stand, a second member extending from one end of the first part and inclined downwardly and adapted for attachment to the third part of the transverse support stand, and a third member extending from said one end of the first member and adapted for attachment to the first part of the transverse support stand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.