BELT CONVEYOR WITH SUSPENSION BELT Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; conveyors. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to belt conveyors with suspension belt designed for transportation of lump and loose materials. Proposed conveyor has frame, endless belt closed on drums and forming carrying and idle runs and resting by sides on two carrying flexible members and disk rollers installed on frame along conveyor. Each carrying flexible member is made in form of belt, T-shaped in cross-section being installed for resting through its flange, both on carrying and idle runs of belt, on two disk rollers with rounded off rims installed square relative to each other and arranged on conveyor frame symmetrically relative to belt. Sides of belt and T-shaped are interconnected by clamps secured on sides of belt and T-belts. Clamps are interconnected by pins for turning relative to each other. EFFECT: simplified design of conveyor, increased loading of belt with material to be transported, increased capacity of conveyor. 3 dwg