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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025145 | Conveyor idler roller An idler roller (4, 5, 6) for supporting an endless belt (2) in a roller conveyor (1) that includes a frame (7) for mounting the idler roller (4, 5, 6) to the conveyor (1), a support shaft (8) mountable to the frame (... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7967130 | Support station for a belt conveyor and corresponding conveyor A support station (9) for a movable belt conveyor includes: a support cradle (17) for the belt (3), the cradle (17) including at least one roller (31, 33) for guiding and supporting the belt (3... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967129 | Conveyor belt training idler with a locking mechanism A conveyor belt training idler comprise a mount, a roller support frame, a roller, and a locking mechanism. The roller support frame is pivotally attached to the mount about a support frame axis for pivotal movement relative to the mount. The roller is rotatably att... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7621391 | Idler frame assembly The present invention relates to an idler frame assembly for a conveyor, the idler frame assembly including a fixed frame assembly mounted on the main frame, a roller support assembly slidably engaged with the fixed frame assembly, the roller support assembly being ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7530450 | Station for supporting a conveyor belt, and a conveyor including it A station for supporting a moving conveyor belt (3) includes a cradle (17) for guiding the belt (3), the cradle (17) having at least two rollers (33) for guiding and supporting the belt (3), a frame (15) for supportin... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7303382 | Coil bridge conveyor A conveying apparatus for directing material into a die. The die includes a material opening to accept the material from a material feed system and is positioned in a press. The conveying system comprises a frame, including a front stanchion, a rear stanchion, a fir... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7004331 | Methods and apparatus for watermelon sizing, counting and sorting Methods and apparatus for sizing watermelons by weight in which a conveyor belt carries watermelons from a loading station to a weigh station and finally to a discharge station where they are directed to one of several bins depending on their weight. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6935490 | Conveying installation for transporting goods A installation for transporting goods has a conveyor belt with supporting bars carried thereon transversely to the direction of movement of the conveyor belt. Two vertically spaced-apart supporting tracks are formed in each case by two supporting cables. Running rol... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929114 | Crossover conveyor system A crossover conveyor system that allows people to safely cross over a portion of a conveyor line is disclosed. The crossover conveyor system includes a frame that has at least a first side member and a second side member. A plurality of rollers may be connected betw... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6634490 | Roller bed for a conveyor belt system A roller bed that is inserted between idlers in a conveyor belt system. The roller bed includes a base plate that is oriented substantially parallel to said surface of said conveyor belt. A first side plate on a first side of the base plate is oriented at... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6550606 | Pivot limiting mechanism for troughing idler A troughing idler for use in supporting a conveyor belt of a troughed belt conveyor system in which the troughing idler includes a pair of spaced center rolls and a pair of angled side troughing rolls. The pair of center rolls are mounted to a pivot brack... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6543607 | Roller bed for a conveyor belt system A bed rail assembly apparatus that is inserted between idlers in an existing conveyor system. The bed rail assembly apparatus includes a support rail oriented substantially parallel to and beneath the conveyor belt. A first bed rail assembly on a first si... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6481999 | Tunnel baking oven A tunnel baking oven comprises at least two oven trains, which are disposed side by side and parallel to a direction of throughput, having an inlet station and an outlet station. A baking chamber extends in each oven train from the inlet station as far as... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6394262 | Impact idler roller system for conveyor belt A modular roller conveyor system in combination with a conveyor belt and load impact zone for loading material on the conveyor belt. The modular roller conveyor system includes an elongated support member extending transversely of a direction of conveyanc... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6029801 | Flexible conveyor belt and a conveyor making use thereof The flexible conveyor belt is flat when at rest. It has internal reinforcement embedded in layers of elastomer material. The reinforcement comprises a first sheet of longitudinal cables that provide traction strength, a second sheet of transverse cables t... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5938005 | Supporting apparatus for a conveyor belt and dumping point and self-discharging transport ship comprising such apparatus An apparatus (1) for supporting and guiding a conveyor belt (2), comprising a series of supporting assemblies (9) arranged one behind the other, each supporting assembly (9) comprising at least two juxtaposed carrying axles (10), including an angle relati... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5410389 | Neutral side force belt support system A system to support a moving photoreceptor belt in an electrophotographic printing machine while minimizing lateral forces applied thereon. Pairs of idler rolls are located in contact with the inner surface of the belt in an arrangement in which the axes ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5341920 | Load sensitive conveyor training apparatus An improved belt supporting and guiding apparatus enabling belt travel in other than a linear path wherein there is a base frame and a second frame mounted on the base frame; the second frame has center, left and right portions with surfaces which togethe... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5341921 | Catenary rigid top troughing assembly Catenary rigid top troughing assemblies guide and support the top, or load carrying portion of a flexible belt conveyor system. Each assembly consists of two formed cross members. Attached at each end of the cross members is a saddle, which rigidly mounts... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5318170 | Catenary rigid top troughing assembly-offset Catenary rigid top troughing assemblies guide and support the top, or load carrying portion of a flexible belt conveyor system. Each unit includes a centrally located, formed cross member. Attached at each end of the cross member is a saddle, which rigidl... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5031753 | Compensating idler roll for hinged belt A hinged belt conveyor is provided with spring biased idler compensating rolls for exerting a vertical upward force on the central troughing portion of the hinged belt on the loaded belt flight in relationship to the amount of material being carried by th... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4903820 | Idler rollers for belt conveyors A conveyor belt advances over an assembly of cylindrical idler rollers. Each idler roller includes a cylindrical body rotatable about an axially disposed tubular shaft. Air under pressure enters the proximal end of the tubular shaft and advances through t... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4830179 | Idler rollers for belt conveyors A belt conveyor includes an assembly of conveyor idler rollers for supporting a conveyor belt advancing thereon. Each conveyor idler roller includes a cylindrical body that is freely rotatable about a shaft. A keeper seal prevents axial displacement of th... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4809844 | Tubular belt conveyor A tubular belt conveyor can transport powdered or granular material without leakage. To roll up a flat belt into a tubular shape, a belt guiding device is provided in the vicinity of a front or a rear end roller. The belt guiding device comprises a base p... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4766994 | Conveyor system and method for transporting materials The present invention is directed to a conveyor belt system for transporting materials by directly driving a conveyor belt. This is accomplished by directly driving a plurality of clips attached at their inner end to the belt and securedly coupled at thei... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4703846 | Method and apparatus for arranging fragmentary particles into a row consisting of individual particles The invention relates to a method for arranging conveyor-transported fragmentary particles into one row or several adjacent rows of individual particles before their removal from the conveyor. According to the invention, the conveying base is divided into... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4289230 | Troughed belt conveyors This invention relates to a troughed belt conveyor intended primarily for conveying bulk material, for example coal, aggregate and animal feeding stuffs etc. The troughed belt conveyor is supported at its infeed and outfeed ends by waisted rollers and is ... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4280620 | Laterally flexible conveyor belt A conveyor belt supportable on troughing rollers for conveying bulk material. The belt is capable of sharp lateral curves and includes a main body section with an embedded, central, inextensible, flexible spine formed of cables. Corrugations extend outwar... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4241826 | Conveyor assembly support structure and high strength tubular beam therefor A conveyor assembly support structure and high strength tubular beam free of debris trapping surfaces is disclosed. The conveyor assembly support structure includes a plurality of trapezoidal beams having sloped top walls, vertical side walls and a horizo... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4166528 | Longitudinal support for a conveyor belt Individual longitudinal channels equipped with closely spaced wheels running the full length of the conveyor and suspended in a natural catenary fashion by cross support cables is disclosed.... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4032002 | Self-training idler assembly A self-centering idler assembly is disclosed for a troughing conveyor belt. The idler assembly comprises a support frame and a gravity influenced pendulum cradle rocking supported on the frame for pivotable movement about a generally horizontal axis. A pa... | 06/28/1977 |
