System for adjusting conveyor direction

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus for aligning a bidirectional conveyor belt. The apparatus comprises two parallel idler rollers mounted in a parallel configuration between two brackets. The two rollers rotate in opposite directions and are mounted to the underside of a bidirectional conveyor belt. During operation, the apparatus shifts upward and downward along the axis of a shaft, allowing each of the rollers to come into contact with the conveyor belt in an alternating manner. The idler rollers act to maintain alignment of the conveyor belt in either the forward or reverse directions, thus preventing erosion of the belt and the conveyor system. The invention is further directed a system for maintaining the alignment of a conveyor belt using the idler assembly, ad a method of aligning a bidirectional continuous conveyor belt.

主权项

1. An apparatus for aligning a bidirectional continuous conveyor belt, comprising:
a first idler roller rotatably mounted to the respective ends of a first and second bracket; an actuator secured to the first bracket, a second idler roller rotatably mounted to the opposite respective ends of the first and second bracket, wherein the second idler roller is parallel to the first idler roller; and a cylindrical rotating shaft mounted to the inside surface of the first and second brackets, wherein the shaft is parallel to the first and second idler rollers, wherein the first and second idler rollers rotate in opposite directions.