Conveyor having bottom opening for accommodating a conveyor support structure and method of using same

摘要

A conveyor includes a frame having first and second spaced frame elements, first and second drive rollers between the frame elements, and a flexible belt mounted between the first and second drive rollers that has a load bearing portion and a return portion, the return portion extending between the first and second frame elements. The conveyor has a first end portion including the first drive roller, a second end portion including the second drive roller and a central portion including a midpoint between the first drive roller and the second drive roller, and the central portion of the conveyor includes a lift-table receiving space between the first drive roller and the second drive roller and between the first frame element and the second frame element, and the return portion of the belt extends between the load bearing portion and the lift-table-receiving space.

主权项

1. A conveyor comprising a frame having first and second spaced frame elements having outer sides and facing inner sides, first and second drive rollers between the first and second frame elements, a flexible belt mounted on the first and second drive rollers, first and second drive wheels connected to the first and second drive rollers, and a drive operably connected to the first and second drive wheels and configured to drive the belt in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction,
wherein the conveyor comprises a first end portion including the first drive roller, a second end portion including the second drive roller and a central portion including a midpoint between the first drive roller and the second drive roller, and wherein said first frame element and said second frame element each include a top and a bottom, and wherein a conveyor interior volume is bounded by said first frame element and said second frame element and a plane including said first frame element bottom and said second frame element bottom, and wherein said conveyor interior volume includes a lift-table-receiving space in said central portion, said belt not extending into said lift-table-receiving space.