HIGH-ANGLE BELT CONVEYOR Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: materials handling facilities. SUBSTANCE: conveyor has frame with guides for running trucks on which load carrying belt is secured. Belt is passed over driving and tension drums. Conveyor has crossmembers hinge-connected with running trucks and provided with load-holding partitions secured on cross-members for engagement with load-carrying surface of belt. Crossmembers are telescopic. Load-holding partitions are secured on crossmembers for limited turning around cross-member axis to provide self-setting of load-holding partitions in operating position in zone of conveyor loading. EFFECT: reduced spilling of load, reduced dynamic loads owing to use of closed guides, enhanced reliability conveyor. 6 cl, 5 dwg