LOADING DEVICE OF BELT CONVEYOR Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B65G47/74 B65G65/32 B65G21/20 

FIELD: technological processes.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to conveyor building, namely to loading devices of belt conveyors. Loading device contains gutter and guide edges installed on conveyor frame above weight-carrying branch of belt with two replaceable aprons made of elastic material in the form of flat plates that are fixed on their bottom part, bottom edges of which are installed above the working surface of weight-carrying branch of belt. On guide edges on external side of every apron, flat springs are installed as cantilevered and oriented normally to plane of belt, and to the bottom free ends of which steel plates are fixed installed along guide edges with the possibility of their interaction with external surface of aprons in their bottom part. Aprons and flat springs are arranged as oriented parallel to steel plates with slot cuts, in which rectangular brackets are installed, being fixed in guide edges. Wooden wedges are inserted between crosspieces of brackets and flat springs.

EFFECT: provision of efficient and reliable operation of loading device of belt conveyor, reduction of belt and aprons wear, elimination of jamming of lump weight between aprons and belt.

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