BELT CONVEYOR ROLLER SUPPORT Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering. belt conveyor roller support has at least two rollers, each provided with housing installed for rotation by means of bearing units at its end faces, skeleton for assembling the rollers into string consisting of parallel guides and cross carrying members arranged between and connected with guides. Each carrying member has socket to install bearing unit at end face of roller. Housing is made in form of length of pipe installed for rotation around its axis. Skeleton is made of two rigid parallel guides connected to frame or conveyor cables by means of detachable hooking units. Guides are curved in vertical and horizontal planes at angles providing required geometry of roller support. Carrying members are rigidly coupled with parallel guides. EFFECT: increased service life of roller support, possibility of usage in conveyors with flexible and rigid flights. 2 dwg