APRON CONVEYOR FOR CURVED CONVEYANCE PATHS Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC B65G17/10 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: apron conveyor comprises planar belt consisting of web 1, single- or dual-chain hauling member 2 and running rolls 3, 4 fitted on shafts 5,6 arranged on both side of said apron belt to rests on guides 7, 8 of load-carrying run and guides 9, 10 of return line. Shaft of every said roll and bearing surfaces of belt load-carrying run guides are lifted sideways from conveyor lengthwise axis 13. Belt return run guide bearing sources are inclined at the same angle in opposite direction.

EFFECT: simplified design, decreased overall dimensions, lower metal input, higher reliability.

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