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OwnerCaleb Wolfe, Glenn E Farrow +1inventors
InventorsCaleb Wolfe, Glenn E Farrow, Christopher S Smith
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A concave conveyor belt idler system for use on the return run of a conveyor belt system, the idler being configured to maintain alignment of the belt and inherently adjust any misalignment thereof occurring during operation of the system. The concave conveyor belt idler system includes an elongated support member extending transversely of a conveyor belt return run and supporting a plurality of idler roller modules positioned such that the roller modules along the anterior side of the support member define a cave shape for supporting the conveyor belt, with the outer lateral edges at a lower elevation than the central portion of the conveyor belt. In a conveyor belt system the concave conveyor belt idler of the disclosed technology is positioned between two planate idler systems, on the return run, so that the center roller of the concave idler is in or near the plane of the belt as it traverses the planate idler systems, with the remaining rollers of the concave idler positioned below this plane.
An idler roller system for the return run of a conveyor belt system, said idler roller system comprising:
An idler roller system for the return run of a conveyor system having a belt which traverses the conveyor system in a direction, said idler roller system comprising an elongated support member having an anterior side and posterior side relative to the direction of the conveyor belt as it traverses the conveyor belt system, and a plurality of rollers, wherein the system when assembled supports the rollers on the anterior side of the elongated support member, in a shape that is concave to the return run of the belt of the conveyor system, wherein the rollers are provided as roller modules, and the roller modules are secured to the anterior side of the support member by means of at least one removable end retainer structure, the removable end retainer structure being removably affixed to an end of the support member, the end retainer structure comprising a crossbar with an extending end retainer clip, wherein the extending end retainer clip is provided at an angle at a first end of the crossbar.
A conveyor system comprising a belt designed and configured to traverse the conveyor system in a direction, a plurality of planate idler roller systems and a concave idler roller system, the concave idler roller system comprising a plurality of rollers supported in a shape that is concave, wherein the concave idler roller system is positioned between two planate idler roller systems, wherein the rollers are provided as roller modules, each roller module comprising a frame having a pair of upwardly extending end plates and a central shaft supported for rotation of the roller about the central shaft, and wherein the concave idler roller system comprises a support member having an anterior side and a posterior side relative to the direction of the conveyor belt as it traverses the conveyor system, and wherein the roller modules are secured to the anterior side of the support member by means of at least one end retainer structure, the end retainer structure being removably affixed to an end of the support member, and comprising a crossbar with an extending end retainer clip, wherein the extending end retainer clip is provided at an angle at a first end of the crossbar.
A conveyor system comprising a belt, a plurality of planate idler roller systems and a concave idler roller system, wherein the concave idler roller system is positioned between two planate idler roller systems, the conveyor system comprising a system frame, to support the planate idler roller system and the concave idler roller system, wherein the concave idler roller system comprises a plurality of rollers supported in a shape that is concave and a support member with a top flange, having a pair of mounting feet extending from the top flange, each of the mounting feet supported by a gusset affixed to the top flange of the support member.
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