Automatic belt skirt for conveyor

摘要

A skirt mechanism (38) for a conveyor having a conveyor belt (12) which includes an edge, comprises a mounting member (28) adapted to be located adjacent and above an edge of the conveyor belt; and at least one skirt (26) pivotally connected at multiple locations to said mounting member and located above the conveyor belt and adjacent the edge thereof. Rigid first and second arm members (30) each have a first end pivotally connected to said mounting member and a second end pivotally connected to said skirt. The arrangement is such that when the conveyor belt is traveling in a first direction with respect to said skirt (26) said skirt operates in floating contact with the conveyor belt and when the conveyor belt is traveling in a reverse second direction with respect to said skirt said first and second arms operate as pressure arms creating a pressure seal between said skirt and the conveyor belt. <IMAGE>