HIGH-ANGLE CONVEYOR WITH SUSPENDED BELT Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; conveyor transport. SUBSTANCE: high-angle conveyor has endless conveyor belt passed over driving and end drums and provided with hangers uniformly spaced and secured on belt sides. Each hanger has two rollers rolling along guides installed at both sides of conveyor, and load-holding partitions. Each hanger is provided with two projections in lower part in which two plates rigidly secured on bushing are fitted by means of pin and bushing with provision of clearance. Load-holding partition is secured for turning in plane square to conveyor longitudinal axis and arranged between plates. Load- holding partition is pressed by gravity to belt working lining and it recedes from idling run providing possibility of cleaning of working lining. Load-holding partitions are made of flexible material, for instance, pieces of rubberized conveyor belt. Each hanger is secured on belt by bracket and clamping bolt. For this purpose hanger and bracket are provided with two through holes and with two blind holes to receive tenons fitted in conveyor belt sides. Through holes made in hanger and bracket are arranged opposite to tenons mounted on these parts. Diameter of through holes in hangers and brackets exceeds diameter of tenons arranged opposite to these holes by 1.5 thickness of conveyor belt. EFFECT: provision of effective cleaning of belt from stuck particles, increased service life of belt. 4 cl, 7 dwg