OVERHEAD BELT CONVEYOR WITH RUNNING ROLLS Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B65G15/08 B65G15/26 

FIELD: mechanical engineering; overhead belt conveyor.

SUBSTANCE: proposed conveyor has belt endlessly closed in vertical plane on drive drum and on tension drum installed on trolley forming upper carrying run and lower return run with brackets fastened on belt sides on which running rolls are installed for engagement with guides. Guides in tail part of conveyor are made with breaks and possibility of moving onto each other. Movable guides are hinge-fastened to curvilinear section on tension drum, with their free ends arranged on carrying run of belt over fixed guides in middle part of conveyor, and on return run of belt, under fixed guides in middle part, with possibility of passing of running rolls from one guides onto the other. Movable guides on carrying and return runs are intercoupled by connecting members on which wheels are installed for movement along guides of tension drum trolley.

EFFECT: increased length of transportation.

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