Conveyor assembly and associated method

摘要

A curved conveyor assembly includes a frame that defines a curved conveyance path. A conveyor belt is positioned on the frame system for travel along the curved conveyance path. At least one hold down guide is mounted to the frame and manually movable between an operating position and an access position. In the operating position a retaining lip of the hold down guide extends into the curved conveyance path proximate an edge of the conveyor belt for limiting upward movement of the edge of the conveyor belt. In the access position the retaining lip is moved away from the edge of the conveyor belt.

主权项

1. A curved conveyor assembly, comprising:
a frame system with an inner curved side portion, an outer curved side portion spaced from the inner curved side portion to define a curved path, and at least one slot formed in one of the outer curved side portion or the inner curved side portion; a conveyor belt positioned between the inner curved side portion and the outer curved side portion and movable along the curved path; at least one curved hold down guide associated with the slot and located in an operating position in which a retaining lip of the curved hold down guide is positioned within the curved path proximate a top side of an edge of the conveyor belt for limiting upward movement of the edge of the conveyor belt as the conveyor belt moves along the curved path, the curved hold down guide movable relative to the slot and the frame system to an access position in which the retaining lip is spaced from the edge of the conveyor belt enabling the edge of the conveyor belt to move upward.