DUAL BELT CONVEYOR SYSTEM

摘要

A dual belt conveyor system having a drive assembly that includes a gearbox for driving an upper belt and a lower belt between the drive assembly and a discharge assembly is disclosed. Both the upper belt and the lower belt have respective smooth and rough sides which are arranged such that the only the rough sides of the upper and lower belts are driven by the drive assembly. The gearbox includes an input shaft that drives an output shaft through a plurality of gears such that the input shaft and the output shaft rotate in opposite directions. In addition, the drive assembly includes an upper spring take-up mechanism that provides a means for automatically adjusting tension applied to the upper belt.