Positively-driven, low tension transfer conveyor

摘要

Components of a conveyor system designed to facilitate tight transfer of products onto and off a positively-driven, low tension conveyor belt. The conveyor system includes a tension amplifier in a returnway of a conveyor belt circuit for selectively increasing tension in the conveyor belt prior to infeed without increasing the low tension in the returnway prior to the tension amplifier. A positively-driven, low tension conveyor system (400) includes a tension amplifier (480) in a returnway of a conveyor belt circuit for increasing tension in the conveyor belt (460) prior to infeed without increasing the low tension in the returnway (450) prior to the tension amplifier (480).