Angle stations in or for endless conveyor belts
Abstract
In an angle station for an endless conveyor belt, there are presented to each incoming run of the belt stationary curved guide members (18, 19) of the shape of a major segment of a right-circular cylinder and having in the part-cylindrical portion (16 or 17) thereof rectangular openings (15) arranged in parallel and helical paths and through which project small freely-rotatable rollers (14), the continuously-changing segments of the curved surfaces of which projecting through said openings (15) are in attitude to change the direction of travel of the belt (13) through 90.degree. during passage of the belt about the part-cylindrical portion (16 or 17) of the guide member (18 or 19). The rectangular openings (15) are arranged with their longer edges lengthwise of the diagonals representing the mean of the helix but with those of a plurality of the rows nearest to each end of the part-cylindrical portion (16 or 17) slightly out of axial symmetry with said diagonals, being slightly inclined in a direction about the intersections (40) of the diagonals of the main portion of the openings, to provide a "toe-in" attitude in relation to the line of run of the endless conveyor belt.
- Inventors:
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- Glasgow, GB6
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- ANDERSON STRATHELYDE LTD
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866206
- Patent Number(s):
- 4655340
- Application Number:
- 06/548,627
- Assignee:
- Anderson Strathclyde PLC (Glasgow, GB6)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B65 - CONVEYING B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC01-81FE14181
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- angle; stations; endless; conveyor; belts; station; belt; incoming; run; stationary; curved; guide; 18; 19; shape; major; segment; right-circular; cylinder; part-cylindrical; portion; 16; 17; rectangular; openings; 15; arranged; parallel; helical; paths; freely-rotatable; rollers; 14; continuously-changing; segments; surfaces; projecting; attitude; change; direction; travel; 13; 90; degree; passage; edges; lengthwise; diagonals; representing; mean; helix; plurality; rows; nearest; slightly; axial; symmetry; inclined; intersections; 40; main; provide; toe-in; relation; line; cylindrical portion; curved surface; conveyor belt; rectangular openings; curved surfaces; endless conveyor; helical path; main portion; circular cylinder; angle station; major segment; /198/
Citation Formats
Steel, Alan. Angle stations in or for endless conveyor belts. United States: N. p., 1987.
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Steel, Alan. Angle stations in or for endless conveyor belts. United States.
Steel, Alan. Tue .
"Angle stations in or for endless conveyor belts". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866206.
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abstractNote = {In an angle station for an endless conveyor belt, there are presented to each incoming run of the belt stationary curved guide members (18, 19) of the shape of a major segment of a right-circular cylinder and having in the part-cylindrical portion (16 or 17) thereof rectangular openings (15) arranged in parallel and helical paths and through which project small freely-rotatable rollers (14), the continuously-changing segments of the curved surfaces of which projecting through said openings (15) are in attitude to change the direction of travel of the belt (13) through 90.degree. during passage of the belt about the part-cylindrical portion (16 or 17) of the guide member (18 or 19). The rectangular openings (15) are arranged with their longer edges lengthwise of the diagonals representing the mean of the helix but with those of a plurality of the rows nearest to each end of the part-cylindrical portion (16 or 17) slightly out of axial symmetry with said diagonals, being slightly inclined in a direction about the intersections (40) of the diagonals of the main portion of the openings, to provide a "toe-in" attitude in relation to the line of run of the endless conveyor belt.},
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