Center loading assembly for a conveyor belt

摘要

A center loading assembly for a conveyor belt having a carriage support attached to a belt conveyor main frame and having a carriage within the carriage support. The carriage has a center member with side members extending at an angle therefrom, each having an upward extension. The upward extensions have side rollers and conveyor belt covering skirts and keep the conveyor belt centered between the conveyor belt covering skirts. The carriage support has vertical bearings to support the carriage and side bearings to hold the carriage on the vertical bearings. The carriage and conveyor belt covering skirts follow a trough angle of the conveyor belt as the conveyor belt shifts. Material deposited onto the conveyor belt is deflected to the center portion of the conveyor belt by the conveyor belt covering skirts.

主权项

1. A center loading assembly for a conveyor belt, comprising:
a) a carriage support having a left side, a right side, a top, and a bottom, said carriage support being attached to a belt conveyor main frame; b) a carriage within said carriage support, said carriage having a center member with side members extending therefrom, each end of said side members having an upward extension, one near said left side and the other near said right side; c) said upward extensions having side rollers and conveyor belt covering skirts attached thereto; d) said carriage support having vertical bearings attached thereto to support said carriage as said carriage moves from said left side to said right side and vice versa; e) said carriage support having openings in said top through which said upward extensions extend; and f) pivoting carriage support arms attached to said conveyor belt covering skirt and to said belt conveyor main frame at a position on said main frame being at or above said top of said carriage support, or attached to said conveyor belt covering skirt and to said top of said carriage support.