SUPPORTING INSTALLATION AND BEARING ELEMENT THEREFOR

摘要

The invention relates to a supporting installation (1) for supporting a number of turns, extending helically one upon the other in a stack, of an at least partly self-supporting conveyor belt (2), comprising at least one bearing element (9) for supporting the conveyor belt (2), and a section (4) for supporting the bearing element (9), said section (4) being extended in an endless loop along which the bearing element (9) is movable. The invention is characterised in that the at least one bearing element (9) is a roller bearing element (10) comprising a plurality of first and second roller means (11, 12).