摘要 |
An endless belt conveyor for collecting floating matter, particularly highly viscous oil lumps from the water surface is disclosed. The endless belt conveyor extends between a pair of pulleys, one of which being located above water level and the other pulley being located beneath water level, and comprises (1) a pair of driving bands located at widthwise ends of the conveyor, (2) a plurality of connection plates fixed to the driving bands at a given interval, (3) a plurality of projections provided outwardly on the upper surface of each connection plate, (4) a plurality of sleeves provided on the lower surface of each connection plate, and (5) a plurality of flexible ropes passing through the sleeves and extending between the pulleys. |