| 摘要 |
A steel connector 1 for joining the steel cable ends 2 of a conveyor belt comprises a pair of tubular sleeves one of which is slipped onto each cable end 2. Each sleeve 4 has a bore 5 having an inner section 5a of reduced diameter relative to the outer section 5b. The cable end 2 is expanded radially, by driving a cone 6 into its end, and then the expanded end 2 is wedged tightly into the inner section 5a of the sleeve to fix them together. Bridging means 9 are threaded into the outer sections of the two sleeves 4 to hold them together in lineal alignment. The bridging 9 means is operative to permit the sleeves to flex relative to each other, and to pull the sleeves together to adjust cable tension. <IMAGE> |
