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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146734 | Belt unit and image forming apparatus A belt unit includes a first roller; a second roller; a belt extended with at least the first roller and the second roller; a first supporting member for supporting the first roller; a second supporting member disposed to be freely rotatable relative to the first su... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8002108 | Tensioning mechanism for a circulating element A tensioning apparatus for a circulating element, such as a belt or a band, has a basic body in which a first chamber is formed. A piston is positioned in the first chamber and carries a piston rod. The piston can be displaced in the first chamber by the use of a pr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7934594 | Conveyor system for vehicle A conveyor system for a vehicle includes a belt auto-tensioning system that tensions the belt prior to belt movement but not necessarily during loading. Also included are a belt guidance system and a belt anti-slippage system. A fourth system aspect is a floating dr... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7878322 | Structure for supporting pulley holder, and pulley holder A structure for supporting a pulley holder is provided with a pulley holder for rotatably supporting a pulley around which a belt is movably wound, a frame member that slidably supports the pulley holder along the direction of stretching the belt, and an urging memb... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7849999 | Conveyor tensioning system A method and apparatus for a conveyor tensioning system comprising a main frame with at least one main frame roller pivotally mounted thereto for engagement with a conveyor belt. A moveable frame is engaged with the main frame at an engagement interface such that th... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7802673 | Image recording apparatus A conveying mechanism includes: a first belt roller; a second belt roller provided substantially parallel to the first belt roller downstream in the conveying direction of the recording medium; a conveying belt looped over at least the first belt roller and the seco... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7500553 | Belt conveyor for transferring a web threading tail in a web manufacturing machine and a method for changing the belt loop of a belt conveyor for a web threading tail in a web manufacturing machine A belt conveyor for transferring a web threading tail in a web manufacturing machine has a frame construction (15) and a belt loop (20), which is arranged around rolls (16, 17). The belt conveyor has adjustment elements (21) for changing ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7448491 | Combine header belt tensioning apparatus and method A belt tensioning apparatus for a combine or harvester header has a frame with two spaced apart longitudinal support members and at least one transverse member attached to each of the longitudinal support members. An end roller support bracket has two bracket extens... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7441770 | Conveyor apparatus having a twice-twisted belt and a floating-tension pulley A conveyor apparatus including a main conveyor by which mail items are routed by being nipped between a transport belt and a main belt, and a secondary conveyor towards which the mail items are routed, after switching, along a secondary belt. The main and secondary ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7424947 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a belt unit detachably installed in a main body, a first positioning mechanism provided in the main body to rotatably support a first support roller, a second positioning mechanism provided in the main body to rotatably support a ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7395919 | Conveyor An enclosed belt conveyor having a high strength take-up section that maintains proper belt alignment with the use of just two take-up screws, while still allowing for the take up section housing to be made of lighter weight, less expensive materials. The take-up se... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7347320 | Top dresser A top dresser (10) includes sheeting (70) in the form of an endless belt passing around first and second drums (148, 160) and a bed (166) including a plurality of rollers (106). Continuous V-shaped guides (122) are received ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341415 | Bale processing apparatus A bale processing apparatus and method is provided to lift, hold, transport, and spread one or more round bales of hay or other material. The apparatus includes a belt, rollers, and a means for controlling tension on the belt to position the belt in first and second... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322462 | Conveyor belt tensioner A conveyor belt tensioner is provided for a conveyor system in which a belt is trained about first and second end rollers that are suspended for rotation between opposed side frames. A motor is provided for moving the belt with respect to the side frames. A third ro... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316308 | Supporting device of a transport device of a soldering apparatus The invention relates to a supporting device of the transport device of a soldering apparatus for the conveying of printed-circuit boards with at least two revolving, endless transport chains, said transport chains running in guide rails in the transport zone and ea... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7287642 | Trippable idler roller assembly for belt conveyors An idler roller assembly comprises a base frame which includes first and second spaced-apart mounting brackets, a support frame which includes a support tube that comprises a first end which is positioned adjacent the first mounting bracket and a second end which is... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7243782 | Conveyor An enclosed belt conveyor having a high strength take-up section that maintains proper belt alignment with the use of just two take-up screws, while still allowing for the take up section housing to be made of lighter weight, less expensive materials. The take-up se... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232029 | Cantilevered conveying belt for a sortation system A conveyor system having a primary conveyor and a cantilevered conveying belt. In the preferred embodiment, the cantilevered conveying belt includes a cantilevered frame having at least one conveyor belt and a belt tension assembly attached to the cantilevered frame... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222728 | Adjustable shield for a conveyor belt The present invention is related to an adjustable finger guard or shield for a conveyor. The housing's slide can include the combination of a plate, one or more connectors and a rotable bearing's housing. Moving the slide from a first direction to a second direction... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222729 | Conveyor belt clamping device and method A clamping device or anchor, at least two of which are used to clamp onto separated sections of a conveyor belt, which sections lie to each side of a repair site in the belt, whereby the belt sections can be pulled together by a power mechanism affixed between the c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7159708 | Magnetic conveyor support Apparatuses designed to provide support to a conveyor belt in a new manner. In a first illustrative embodiment, a conveyor belt is supported by a number of magnets. A first set of magnets are disposed on the edges of the conveyor belt, and a second set of magnets ar... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155144 | Photoreceptor belt tensioner providing low variation in belt tension as a function of belt length An apparatus for providing tension to a photoreceptor belt mounted for rotation about a plurality of fixed rollers mounted to a frame of an imaging device comprises a tensioning roller having a longitudinal axis and a convex contact surface for forcing a wrap angle ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150352 | Curved belt conveyor A curved belt conveyor includes at least two zones, each of which may be defined by a motorized roller and at least one idler roller which are positioned along and between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor, and a continuous belt reeved around the rollers. The conve... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140486 | Device for monitoring abnormality in a chain A chain monitoring device is provided with a base, guiding posts fixed to the base, a member movable along the guiding posts, a chain sprocket rotatable with a chain with its teeth being engaged into the chain, springs for resiliently urging the member for the engag... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134544 | Conveyor belt system with take-up device A conveyor system having a frame, a drive sprocket rotatably mounted to the frame, and a tail pulley rotatably mounted to the frame opposite the drive sprocket. A continuous belt engages with the drive sprocket and tail pulley with a catenary take-up arrangement hav... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131531 | Roller shoes in modular-belt conveyors Roller return and holddown shoes for a modular-belt conveyor. The shoes have a body that extends in height from a base to a convex outer face. Cavities in the body open onto the base and the outer face. Rollers rotatably received in the cavities have salient portion... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117989 | Device for detecting the tension of scraper chains A device for detection and adjustment of the tension of a scraper chain of a chain conveyor, in particular of a face conveyor, having a tensionable return station, on which a spoked chainwheel to reverse the scraper chain, having chain links and scrapers attached th... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7082677 | Assembly line for mounted units A tire assembly line including a wheel soaping work station, a tire soaping workstation, a tire and wheel assembly station, and a tire inflation station. The assembly line is formed from a plurality of modules that are interchangeable and releasably connected to one... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059468 | Production line for food products A production line for food products includes a plurality of apparatus modules (1) arranged one after the other, each module being arranged to perform at least one manufacturing stage of the food product. The production line includes a frame (2), which ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036648 | Pre-loaded roller turn roller A roller turn roller for an industrial conveyor comprises a continuous axle tube having opposed ends and a central axis of rotation, a pair of axially spaced, tapered roller bearings on the axle tube spaced inwardly from its ends, a roller shell supported by the bea... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025196 | Friction drive conveyor A conveyor 12 includes an infeed/scanning section (18) and a cutting/outfeed section (22). Both sections have an endless belt (70) and (180) each driven by a friction drive roller (100) and (200). Adequate frictional ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015400 | Apparatus and method for controlling the belt tension of a belt weigher A belt weighing apparatus for maintaining high accuracy in weighing by way of maintaining a fixed tension in the belt and preventing the belt from oscillating. The belt conveyor is comprised of a supporting frame, an upper guiding unit arranged on the supporting fra... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004309 | Vacuum belt conveyor system A vacuum conveyor has a toothed belt with opposed sets of teeth along the sides of the belt inner surface; the belt is driven by a synchronous motor giving very precise delivery, the motor driving a toothed roll located in the conveyor center section within the loop... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997307 | Device for tensioning and loosening of an endless conveyor belt which is guided over deflection means A device for tensioning and loosening of an endless conveyor belt (1) which is guided over deflection means, is additionally supported between the deflection means by a support construction (2). The device comprises displacement means (3) which ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971509 | Endless belt conveyor frame and tensioning device including center drive construction A conveyor construction that includes a conveyor frame assembly formed from a pair of spaced side frame members interconnected with each other by spaced cross members. The upper bed of the conveyor frame assembly is formed from individual bed plate strips attached t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971510 | Curved belt conveyor A curved belt conveyor includes at least two zones, each of which may be defined by a motorized roller and at least one idler roller which are positioned along and between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor, and a continuous belt reeved around the rollers. The conve... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966428 | Method and apparatus for transferring articles from a first position to a second position A takeout arm assembly (10) for an I.S. glass container forming machine, the arm assembly having a housing (14) that is oscillatable about a fixed shaft (12). The housing has a split first pulley (16a/16b) that is coa... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6958452 | Conveyor apparatus and commodity inspecting equipment utilizing the same A weighing conveyor having an increased weighing accuracy. This conveyor includes a conveyor apparatus 3 for transporting an article X to be weighed, a load detector 5 for detecting the weight of the article X to be weighed, and a housing 7 for ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957735 | Pneumatic spinner drive tensioning assembly An pneumatic tensioner apparatus is disclosed, the apparatus including: a main drive belt; a chuck assembly, suspended from the main drive belt, having a spinning member and a drive contact portion; a first frictional drive belt in a first track, the first frictiona... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6935487 | Adjustable length conveyor bed An adjustable length conveyor bed includes conveyor sections that are movably positioned relative to one another and that include at least one belt support or roller at an upper portion of the respective sidewalls. A fixed roller support is mounted to one section an... | 08/30/2005 |
