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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.
A conveyor system having a forward run and a return run, the system comprising a belt, a plurality of planate idler roller systems having rollers supported in a horizontal plane, and a concave idler roller system having a center roller and a plurality of additional rollers supported with its center roller to form a concave shape, wherein the concave idler roller system is positioned between two planate idler roller systems on the return run of the belt so that a portion of at least some of the additional rollers of the concave idler roller system are positioned below the horizontal plane of the rollers of the planate idler roller systems, and wherein the belt traverses a topside of the planate idler roller systems and a bottomside of the concave idler roller system.
An idler roller system for use in a conveyor system, the idler roller system comprising
An idler roller system comprising a support member and a plurality of roller modules removably secured to the support member to form a concave surface for a conveyor belt to traverse, wherein the roller modules are removably secured to the support member by retainer structures, each retainer structure being affixed to at least one end of the support member, and comprising a crossbar and an extending end retainer clip, provided at an angle at a first end of the crossbar to secure the rollers to the support member.
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