Transporter comprising an endless belt and a method for transporting material from a first to a second location

摘要

The invention relates to a transporter having an endless belt which is at least partially in cross section substantially U-shaped, a guiding assembly formed by at least one runner and at least one rail for guiding the belt between at least one unloading station and at least one loading station, a driving assembly which drives a transmission assembly which in turn transmits drive energy to the belt and a suspending assembly formed by at least one holder associated with the runner for suspending the belt from the guiding assembly. The transmission assembly is associated with the transporter to depend under the guiding assembly and the transmission assembly has an axis of rotation substantially parallel to a vertical axis bisecting the U-shaped cross sections of the belt.