| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 198860100 | CONVEYOR FRAME OR CASING | 51 |
| 20080210529 | CONVEYOR FRAME ASSEMBLY HAVING SIDE RAILS INCLUDING MULTIPLE ATTACHMENT SLOTS AND ADJUSTABLE CROSS SUPPORTS - The present disclosure relates to a conveyor frame assembly that includes a pair of spaced side rails joined by one or more cross supports. Each of the side rails includes a dedicated wire channel and self-contained air flow cavity that enhances the functionality of the conveyor frame assembly. The air flow cavity and the wire channel are formed as part of the side rails separate from typical attachment slots that receive T-shaped connectors. The cross supports utilized with the conveyor frame assembly are attached to the side rails by upper and lower connectors that are each accessible from the top of the conveyor frame assembly. Specifically, the cross support includes a center web and laterally offset attachment webs that allow for easy and convenient construction and field modification of the conveyor frame assembly. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080217143 | Adaptable Freewheel Flow Track Systems, Methods, and Apparatus - The present invention comprises an adaptable transfer conveyor for the storage and movement of goods. One embodiment of the invention includes an adaptable transfer structure for conveying a load from a first location to a second location. The adaptable transfer structure can include at least one profile capable of supporting a wheel assembly, and a plurality of wheel assemblies capable of conveying a load. Each wheel assembly can include an axle with at least one end capable of mounting to the at least one profile, at least one wheel rotatably mounted to the axle, wherein the at least one wheel is capable of contacting a portion of the load. The wheel assembly can also include a spring capable of maintaining the position of the respective wheel assembly with the at least one profile, and further capable of permitting the manual removal of the respective wheel assembly from the at least one profile when the spring is compressed against either the at least one wheel or the at least one profile. Furthermore, the adaptable transfer structure can include an assembly support capable of mounting the at least one profile to a support structure. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090000923 | BOLTLESS CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY - A conveyor system and method of assembling same in which parts are fastened without the use of welding, clamps, or threaded fasteners such as bolts and screws is provided. A bracket and slot mechanism is used to attach one conveyor component to another. The bracket and slot mechanism allows components to be easily attached/detached by merely applying force to slide the bracket into the slot. Moreover, when engaged, the bracket is held securely in the slot so that the components do not become detached during normal operation of the conveyor assembly. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090008225 | Conveyor Apparatus and System - Typical roller conveyors suffer from excess noise and frequent maintenance due to worn rollers and roller bearings. Continuous loop belt conveyors solve some of these problems, but still suffer from an inability to change the width of the conveyor belt without significant rework or adjustment. Although a narrower belt can be used without major adjustment, prior continuous loop conveyor systems still suffer from belt drift. To alleviate these problems, a belt conveyor system that easily adjusts to accommodate continuous loop belts of varying widths is provided. The system comprises a rigid conveyor frame having at least one pair of generally parallel side walls traversed by one or more support brackets. The support brackets are secured to the conveyor frame. Additionally, one or more belt guides, having at least one surface for guiding a conveyor belt, are secured to the support brackets. The system further comprises one or more belt supports each having a substantially horizontal surface for guiding the conveyor belt, wherein the belt supports are secured to the support brackets. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090260958 | TRACK FRAME ASSEMBLY IN CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A track frame assembly is provided which includes a frame member formed from an elongated metallic channel, a pair of elongated synthetic resin-made track rail members each fixed in place on a predetermined surface of the frame member, and a plurality of rail fixtures with which the pair of track rail members can removably be fixed to the frame member. Each of the track rail members includes a retaining projection having a retaining recess formed therein, the pair of track rail members is disposed for the retaining recesses to be opposite to each other and each chain element of the conveyor chain has a pair of engaging projections which are formed to slide in contact in the respective retaining recesses in the track rail members in pair, thus the conveyor chain being smoothly movable without disengagement from the pair of track rail member. Thus, the track frame assembly can be formed from a reduced number of parts and designed lightweight because of its structural simplicity, is easy to assemble, can retain ample strength and precision, is easy to handle and maintain and inexpensive. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110100786 | Weighbelt Feeder Apparatus - A weighbelt feeder comprising a pair of metallic side rails along which moves a conveyor belt for transporting a material across said apparatus. The apparatus further includes a plurality of sheet metal frames spaced longitudinally apart on the pair of metallic side rails for supporting a mechanical load on the side rails. Each of the plurality of sheet metal frames comprises a support arm and a plurality of cross-arms cantilevered on the support arm and extending between the pair of metallic side rails. The support arm is fixed to a first side rail of the pair of metallic side rails and the free end of at least one of the cross-arms is fixed to a second side rail of the pair of metallic side trails. The apparatus also includes a metallic outer structure supporting the plurality of sheet metal frames and binding the frames into a unitary rigid construction. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110114457 | EXTRUDED RAIL WITH CONTAINED MOUNTING CAVITY - An extruded rail for mounting objects along the length of the rail that include an enclosed receiving and containment cavity. The extruded rail includes a receiving and containment cavity that extends from an inner surface of the rail. The receiving and containment cavity includes upper and lower walls and a back wall that define an enclosed containment area. An alignment notch is formed in the generally planar outer surface of the side rail and aligned with the receiving and containment cavity. When an object is to be attached to the rail, an opening is formed in the side rail at the alignment notch. As material is removed from the side rail during formation of the opening, the received material is entrapped within the receiving and containment cavity. Thus, the extruded rail of the disclosure receives and contains material removed during attachment of an object to the rail. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110155543 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR GOODS CONVEYOR BELTS - A support system ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110259716 | Conveyor With At Least One Conveyor Support Apparatus - A conveyor includes at least one conveyor support apparatus. Each conveyor support apparatus includes one or more bases and a plurality of supports adjacent to the at least one base. The supports are comprised of concrete. The supports extend vertically from the base. One or more idlers are connected to the supports for supporting a moveable belt. The moveable belt is supported by the one or more idlers for movement such that the moveable belt is able to move material. A method of providing conveyors and concrete support apparatuses that may be used in such conveyors are also disclosed herein. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120111701 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR CONTAINER HANDLING MACHINES - A Support structure ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120118708 | Dust and particulate containment system for conveyors - A dust and particulate containment system for an open sided gallery conveyor, having a movable curtain for covering the open side of the conveyor and a trough positioned within and extending along a length of the conveyor. A rail is arranged within the conveyor and a carriage, having an opening for transferring bulk materials therethrough via a sealed connection to a cross conveyor, is positioned to move along this rail. Sealing strips in the trough retain the curtain tautly in place and seal the open side of the conveyor. As each carriage moves along the rail, a spreader frame attached to the carriage biasingly opens the sealing strips, and temporarily frees the curtain from being retained, so that the freed curtain is lifted over the carriage to avoid covering the opening in the carriage, so that transfer of bulk materials in the conveyor can occur through the opening. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120228093 | CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY AND DOWEL ASSEMBLY - A conveyor and a dowel assembly. The dowel assembly may generally include a dowel body positioned between the frame and the housing and a seal arrangement. The seal arrangement may include an end seal member engageable with the end wall of the recess, and a side seal member engageable with the side wall of the recess, and a carrier member supported by the dowel body and supporting one of the end seal member and the side seal member, the carrier member being supported for movement relative to the dowel body to provide engagement of the one of the end seal member and the side seal member with the associated one of the end wall and the side wall. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120325627 | ALIGNMENT AND BRACING ASSEMBLY FOR A BUCKET ELEVATOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An alignment and bracing assembly and method of using the same to erect a bucket elevator. The assembly has first and second cross braces that are attached to trunking members of a bucket elevator in spaced relation where a plate is secured to each of the cross braces. The plate includes diagonal sections for additional bracing and in addition alignment openings so that alignment pins can be disposed therethrough to align additional sets of trunking members with one another during the erection process. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130153374 | DEVICE FOR SUSPENDING A RAIL, IN PARTICULAR A RAIL OF AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR OR LIFTING GEAR - A suspending device for a rail, in particular a rail of an overhead conveyor or lifting gear, with a tensile element, which comprises a threaded rod and at least one connecting part that is screwed to the latter, and with a securing element, which secures the screw connection between the threaded rod and the connecting part against loosening. The suspending device for a rail, in particular a running rail of a suspended conveyor or lifting gear, allows simplified and secure mounting in that the securing element engages in a groove with a pin part in the assembled state, with the groove being disposed in the threaded rod. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140251768 | MODULAR SUPPORT SYSTEM - A modular support system has individual frame modules each of which is formed by a series of standardized components that are secured together to form a generally elongate support structure for various uses, in particular a support structure for a conveyor. A truss frame module and a channel frame module are disclosed wherein both of the frame modules include a pair of elongate side frame members that are laterally spaced-apart and generally parallel, these frame members being secured together by a series of laterally-extending and transverse frame members. Specialized connectors attach to the ends of the laterally-extending and transverse frame members, which in turn are secured to the frame members. The components of each of the frame modules are substantially identical to the other so that they can be inverted or reversed without affecting assembly of the frame. The side frame members are made by profile cutting and roll forming an elongate metal plate. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150136571 | CONVEYOR BEAM - Conveyor beam for a conveyor system, comprising a plurality of connector elements and at least two conveyor beam elements, where the connector element comprises a central portion, two outer portions and two peripherally grooves extending peripherally around the connector element between the central portion and the outer portions, where the connector element is provided with a first inserting position in which the connector element is inserted between two conveyor beam elements with the first outer portion positioned in a channel of a first conveyor beam element and the second outer portion positioned in a channel of a second conveyor beam elements, and a second arresting position, in which the connector element locks the conveyor beam elements together to form the conveyor beam. The advantage of the invention is that a conveyor beam of any desired shape can be obtained in an easy and fast way. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20160057932 | FINGER SUPPORT FOR A DRUM CONVEYOR - A finger support ( | 03-03-2016 |
| 198860200 | Modules connectable end-to-end with no relative movement | 4 |
| 20080289937 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT - A safety arrangement for use with a piece of equipment. The safety arrangement includes a signal generating unit for generating an optical signal, an elongate element, and a signal detecting unit. The elongate element is disposed along, about, around or through the piece of equipment and is capable of transmitting an optical signal. The signal detecting unit detects an optical signal. The signal generating unit is connected to the signal detecting unit by the elongate element such that the signal detecting unit is in optical communication with the signal detecting unit. The signal detecting unit is arranged to detect a change in the optical signal transmitted by the elongate element as a consequence of movement of the elongate element and, upon detection of the change in the signal, the detecting unit is configured to effect a change in the operation of the piece of equipment. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100243412 | BELT CONVEYOR AND METHOD - A method of replacing a continuous belt on a belt conveyor having a frame assembly includes providing a removable belt module with a removable belt module frame, the removable belt module frame having at one end a rotatably mounted drive pulley and having at an opposite end a rotatably mounted other pulley. The continuous belt is reeved around the drive pulley and the other pulley. The removable belt module is removed from at least one attachment surface of the frame assembly while the continuous belt remains under tension. A replacement removable belt module is then placed at the attachment surface. Optionally, the continuous belt has a low modulus characteristic, and the removable belt module may include at least one pivot arm for mounting at least one of the drive pulley and the other pulley to the removable belt module frame. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20140231228 | PIN HANDLING DEVICE, COUPLING PIN AND METHOD FOR PIN HANDLING IN HIGH WALL MINING - A pin handling device for coupling and decoupling conveyor segments to and from a train of conveyor segments in high wall mining includes a base frame, a base frame drive system for moving the base frame relative to the conveyor segments, a connector element for holding pins to be handled, a rotational drive system attached to the base frame and connected to the connector element, and a lift system attached to the base frame and carrying the connector element for linear movement of the connector element. A coupling pin is also provided for coupling conveyor segments in a train of conveyor segments in high wall mining as well as the conveyor segment that enables the use of such pin handling device and such coupling pins. A method of coupling and detaching conveyor segments for high wall mining is also provided. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20160167885 | MODULAR CONVEYOR AND PROCEDURE FOR ASSEMBLING A MODULAR CONVEYOR | 06-16-2016 |
| 198860300 | Casing, cover, shield or load supporting surface | 16 |
| 20090194394 | Method and Apparatus for Repair of a Belt Conveyor Assembly - A frame adapter assembly for use in connection with a belt conveyor assembly including: a frame adapter body having a top surface and a bottom bearing surface for at least partially contacting a surface of a belt conveyor frame; at least one bracket extending from the top surface of the frame adapter body for operatively engaging at least a portion of a shaft of at least one roller; and at least one attachment arrangement for removably or permanently attaching the frame adapter assembly to at least a portion of the existing belt conveyor frame. A method for repairing a belt conveyor assembly is also disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090218201 | Transition Plate Position Sensor For Safe Check-Out Counter Conveyor Operation - A transition plate assembly and a position sensor assembly are used to detect a dislodged or removed transition plate from a gap between the discharge end of a conveyor and the first end of a run-out ramp. The position sensor assembly may detect a safe seated position of a hinged transition plate protecting the gap and generate a motor-enabling signal to a drive motor that drives the conveyor. An interrupted motor-enabling signal, corresponding to an unsafe condition, may turn off the drive motor to prevent damage to articles or persons until an enabling signal is restored. In one embodiment, the termination of the power to the drive motor continues until a delay period has elapsed following the detection of an enabling signal. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090321224 | Conveyor Belt Cover For Bulk Material Handling Systems - A protective cover for deployment within the interior of a conveyor truss of a conveyor belt-driven bulk material handler. The protective cover comprises an apical support member configured for resilient attachment to an upper, central truss member of the conveyor truss such that the apical support member hangs above the conveyor belt when the cover is deployed. The cover comprises a pair of parallel support members, each configured for fixed attachment to opposite lateral conveyor truss members. The apical support member and the parallel support members together form a triangular arrangement of support members within the conveyor truss when the cover is deployed. Also provided is a rectangular sheet of protective material having a means for attachment of opposite sides thereof to a corresponding member of the pair of parallel support members. The rectangular sheet is centrally stretched over the apical support member to form a triangular cover structure disposed above the conveyor belt when the cover is deployed. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100230254 | Ultrasonic Ice Breaker Replacement for Ice Resurfacing Machines - An ice re-surfacing machine an acoustically isolated face shield around the intake mouth of its vertical conveyor housing. Ultrasonic vibrations induced in the shield prevent build-up of ice from cuttings thrown at the mouth by the machine's horizontal conveyor. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100276260 | MOBILE MACHINE IN MAIN CONVEYOR AND METHOD OF USING SUCH MACHINE - A storage platform is incorporated into the main conveyor. The machine is movable, and incorporates space for the storage of main conveyor structure. The machine also includes a mechanism for raising the top of the endless belt, and for permitting the lower or return portion of the endless belt to pass through the mobile machine. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20120125744 | Conveyor Belt Guard Panel Blank Having Integrally Formed Handles and Method of Forming a Conveyor Belt Guard Panel - A conveyor belt guard panel blank comprises a monolithic planar sheet of material of uniform thickness having opposite facing primary surfaces. The sheet of material has a plurality of openings extending therethrough in a manner creating a mesh. The sheet also comprises at least two handle formations that are adapted and configured to be altered in a manner such that the handle formations extend outward from one of the primary surfaces of the sheet of material. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20130228423 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONVEYOR OF PARTICULATE MATERIAL - A mount for operationally positioning a shield assembly above a conveyor belt assembly. The mount comprises a pair of spaced apart brackets attached on each side of the conveyor frame, and a pair of linkages pivotally connecting the brackets to the shield assembly. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140110229 | SIDE COVER FOR CONVEYOR - A side cover is provided for a conveyor. The side cover includes a first edge and a second edge. The second edge is substantially parallel to the first edge. Further, a magnet is coupled to the first edge. The magnet is configured to couple the side cover to the conveyor. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140231229 | CONVEYING DEVICE WITH AN EXTENSIVELY EXTENDED CONVEYING ELEMENT - A conveying device including a revolving, extensively extended conveying element and a frame construction with a plurality of frame profiles for laterally enclosing conveying element. At least two frame profiles of the frame construction are designed as hollow profiles and in their profile longitudinal axis are connected to one another via face-side end sections. The profile walls of the two frame profiles at their face-side end sections are designed such that the two frame profiles form a positive-fit connection, which counteracts forces acting longitudinally, transversely and vertically onto the connection. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140262700 | CONVEYOR UNDERGUARD - A conveyor underguard that is adapted for use with a conveyor having a pair of spaced apart side channels, each having a lower flange and a plurality of openings on each flange, includes a guard surface and a pair of mounting members, each extending outwardly generally parallel to the guard surface and defining fastener openings. The fastener openings are spaced apart in a manner that aligns with the through-openings of the conveyor. A pair of side members connect the guard surface with the mounting members in a manner that offsets the guard surface from the mounting members away from each flange. The conveyor underguard is defined by a polymeric material body having a planar body pan integrally connected to opposed first and second side walls and to first and second end walls. A first side flange is integrally connected to the first side wall and extends for an entire length of the first side wall. A second side flange is integrally connected to the second side wall and extends for an entire length of the second side wall. Multiple mounting flanges are integrally connected to and extend away from each of the first and second side flanges. Each of the mounting flanges has an elongated aperture. Multiple equally spaced and parallel slots are created in a surface of the body pan. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140305776 | TABLE PLATES FOR MACHINES FOR TREATING CONTAINERS - A table plate for a machine for treating containers, particularly a labeling machine, said table plate comprising a carrousel portion where a carrousel can be positioned and pivotally connected to the table plate; said table plate comprising a rotating star-shaped element region where at least one rotating star-shaped element for supplying or discharging containers to or from the carrousel can be arranged and pivotally connected to the table plate; said table plate being formed as a solid and one-piece work piece. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20160083190 | RAILING SUPPORT - A guide unit for a container-handling system includes a basic body portion having a format part, a railing support, and a railing crosspiece that are all integrated into a unitary piece. A container guide railing is arranged on the railing support. The railing crosspiece connects the basic body portion to the railing support. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160137344 | PALLET AND CONVEYANCE SYSTEM - A pallet according to one embodiment of the present invention conveys a workpiece mounted thereon, and the pallet is equipped with a retaining member that includes a bag member formed of an elastic material, and a particle member filled in the bag member at a portion where the workpiece is mounted, in the retaining member, the particle member is deformed into a desired shape by increasing a volume ratio of the particle member relative to an inner volume of the bag member and the particle member is stiffened while the desired shape of the particle member is retained, wherein in the retaining member, the mounted workpiece is pressed at the portion where the workpiece is mounted so as to deform the particle member into a shape corresponding to the workpiece, and the particle member is stiffened while the shape corresponding to the workpiece is retained. | 05-19-2016 |
| 198860400 | Casing with door | 1 |
| 20100072038 | Dust Buildup Resistant Access Door and Door Frame of a Bulk Material Handling System - A bulk material handling system comprising an enclosure, a door frame, and an access door. The door frame is secured to a wall of the enclosure adjacent an access opening. The exterior surface of the door frame is devoid of horizontal surface portions when the enclosure is oriented with the wall of the enclosure in a vertical position. The access door is releasably secured to the door frame and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The exterior surface of the door is devoid of horizontal surface portions when the access door is in the closed position and the enclosure is oriented with the wall of the enclosure in the vertical position. | 03-25-2010 |
| 198860500 | Removable cover overlying the conveyor | 2 |
| 20130062169 | COVER FOR INNER CONVEYOR OF TELESCOPIC ASSEMBLY - A telescopic conveyor having at least first and second conveyor sections in which a first one of the conveyor sections is retractable and telescopes into at least one other conveyor section, the improvement wherein the first one of conveyor sections includes a protective cover therefore covering the top of the first one of the first conveyor sections when the first one of the conveyor sections is in an extended position from the other conveyor section. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130313083 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR THE DISCHARGE END OF A CONVEYOR - A cover and frame assembly for a discharge end of a belt conveyor, the assembly including: a stationary frame supporting the discharge end and including sides extending beyond the discharge end; a cover having a top, opposite side walls extending down from the top and an end face extending between the side walls and down from the top; a rim along each of the side walls, wherein each the rim seats on an upper edge of one of the sides of the stationary frame, while the cover is closed over the discharge end, and a roller on each upper edge of the sides of the stationary frame, wherein each roller extends above the upper edge and seats in a hole or pit in the rim seated on the upper edge while the cover is closed, wherein the rim of each side wall slides over the corresponding roller as the cover is opened. | 11-28-2013 |
| 198861100 | Adjustable conveyor frame or casing | 14 |
| 20080245641 | Tamper-Proof Roller Mounting Arrangement and Method - A roller-guided track apparatus is provided. The roller-guided track apparatus includes a support member and a track roller arrangement. The track roller arrangement includes an axle and a roller, with the axle having first and second axial ends thereof. The first axial end of the axle is attached to the support member in such a manner that the second axial end of the axle forms a distal end of the axle projecting away from the support member. The roller defines an inner side of the roller and an outer side of the roller and has an aperture formed therethrough configured for receiving the axle. The axle passes through the aperture of the roller such that the roller is rotatable about the axle, the inner side of the roller faces the support member, and the distal end of the axle extends beyond the outer side of the roller. The distal end of the axle is orbitally deformed to form a head for retaining the roller upon the axle. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090078545 | Braced telescoping support strut and system - A telescoping support strut configured to support a conveyor assembly of a portable conveyor system includes a first strut section and a second strut section configured to telescopically receive and substantially surround beams of the first strut section. The first strut section includes a first beam, an opposing generally parallel second beam, and a plurality of braces coupled between the first and second beams. The second strut section includes a first channel beam, an opposing generally parallel second channel beam, and a plurality of braces coupled between the first and second channel beams. Each channel beam comprises a perimeter wall configured to telescopically receive and substantially surround a respective beam of the first strut section. Each channel beam further configured to define a slot in the perimeter wall adjacent to facing surfaces of the respective beams of the first strut section. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20110297514 | EQUIPMENT OF CONVEYANCE WHICH CAN ROTATE REPEAT - The present invention, rotation style screen moving system is not a traditional moving system but a a working process which uses oil pressure of bottom, the opened upper part of the screen becomes about ⅓ lower, there is no the working board ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20140124338 | Transmission Device and Transmission Method for Glass Substrate - The present invention provides a transmission device and transmission method for glass substrate. The transmission device includes a transmission channel and a calibration mechanism; wherein the transmission channel for loading and transmitting, the calibration mechanism being disposed next to the transmission channel and the calibration mechanism comprising: a first positioning pillar, a second positioning pillar and a driver module; the first positioning pillar being disposed on one side of the transmission channel and the second positioning pillar being disposed on the other side of the transmission channel; the driver module driving the first positioning pillar and the second positioning pillar through the conveyor belt to move towards or away from each other so as to calibrate the position of the glass substrate by clamping or releasing the glass substrate during transmission. The present invention can solve the position deviation problem during transmitting glass substrate. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140124339 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING PART OF A MACHINE - A support assembly for supporting a part of a machine, the support assembly comprising at least one support member for supporting a part of the machine on a base, the support member being slidably mounted on a mounting member on the base to be displaceable with respect to the mounting member between a retracted position and an extended position, a jacking leg extending from a lower end of the mounting member to be displaceable between a retracted position and an extended position, a ram acting between the jacking leg and the support member, said ram being operable to move the jacking leg between its retracted and extended positions and to move the support member between its retracted and extended positions to adjust the position of said part of the machine relative to the base. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140246292 | BOX CHECK FOR CONVEYOR BELT AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - A conveyor belt box check for installation in a mine is disclosed. The box check includes first and second generally parallel spaced-apart walls extending across a mine passage. Each of the walls has a conveyor belt aperture sized for receiving the conveyor. In some embodiments, access doors are provided in the first and second walls, and a partition extends between the first and second walls for separating the access doors from the conveyor belt apertures and for forming an air lock between the walls. A method of installing the box check is also disclosed. | 09-04-2014 |
| 198861200 | Conveyor frame or casing flexes or pivots intermediate its ends to move one end relative to the other | 6 |
| 20090308718 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A foldable side frame for a side conveyor system of a screening unit for processing materials that includes means of placing the side conveyor system within an envelope of a screening device. The system comprises providing a base, mid and upper frame section of the side conveyor system with a first operating means acting to pivot the mid frame relative to the base frame about a first pivot axis and a second operating means acting to pivot the upper frame relative to the mid frame about a second pivot axis in which in the operative position the first and second axes are obliquely angled relative to one another. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100213037 | Slider Bed Conveyor - The subject invention provides for a slider bed conveyor system that allows for lateral movement of a longitudinally moving conveyor of a fixed length. The system includes a first conveyor section having a first surface that extends between opposing first walls. A second conveyor section is operatively connected with the first conveyor section and includes a second surface that extends between opposing second walls. The first and second conveyor sections support the longitudinally moving conveyor and the second conveyor section is laterally moveable in relation to the first conveyor section. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100263993 | DEFLECTION APPARATUS FOR A CONVEYING SYSTEM - A deflection mechanism ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20120080293 | CONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS FOR MINE CONVEYOR SECTIONS - Arrangements are for use with interconnected conveyor sections, such as push beams, commonly found in mining applications. In one embodiment, a mechanism includes an elongated dog-bone shaped coupler having a first and second end for insertion between the conveyor sections. A first end of the coupler is secured to a first conveyor section, while a second end of the coupler is received in a recess formed in a second conveyor section. A pivotally mounted cam includes a recess for mating with the upwardly projecting, flared portion of the second end of the coupler. The cam pivots automatically upon being engaged by a free end of the coupler to allow it to pass and then pivots to capture it in place, thereby simply establishing a secure manner of connection. In another, the ends of the conveyor sections are specially adapted to form an articulating joint. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20130233682 | RELOAD CONVEYOR WITH ARTICULATING FRAME - A reload conveyor with an articulating conveyor frame is provided. The reload conveyor includes a main conveyor frame and a placement conveyor frame positioned at a discharge end of the main conveyor frame. The placement conveyor frames articulates to assume a transport configuration and a material transfer configuration. The overall length of the placement conveyor frame in the transport configuration is substantially shorter than in the material transfer configuration. A pair of material receiving mechanisms are provided and arranged to assume a material transfer configuration and a transport configuration. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140299452 | CURVABLE CONVEYOR ROLLER SUPPORT - A curvable roller conveyor support, for supporting a longitudinally spaced apart array of transverse roller axles, the support comprising: a dentate elongate plate being laterally symmetric about a longitudinal centerline and having a plurality of lateral edge cutouts defining a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart opposing pairs of transverse arms, each arm having: a proximal end joined to an adjacent arm with a web having a plurality of central narrowed waist portions; and a distal end bent upwards defining a flange with a roller axle mount; and an elongate base secured to an underside surface of the dentate plate, whereby the central narrowed waist portions are bent and/or twisted during mounting to the base to follow a curved line in two or three dimensional space. | 10-09-2014 |
| 198861500 | Entire conveyor pivots about horizontal axis | 2 |
| 20120125745 | CONVEYED GOODS DISTRIBUTOR - The invention relates to a device for distributing or bringing together conveyance flows, in particular a conveyed-goods distributor, comprising at least one conveying element ( | 05-24-2012 |
| 20130087437 | SLEWING BELT MOUNTING - The invention relates to a conveyor belt mounting for a charger that is used in road building, in order to supply a road-finishing machine with paving material. Using the slewing belt mounting, it is possible to achieve different discharge heights for the paving material. The slewing belt mounting comprises a cantilever arm, which is movably mounted on the frame of the charger, a pivot arm, which is pivotally connected to the cantilever arm, and a conveyor belt, which is connected to the pivot arm. The slewing belt mounting is characterized in that it comprises at least one lifting element, such as a hydraulic cylinder, cable winch, toothed rack, gear mechanism or the like, which is fastened by a first end to the frame and by a second end to the cantilever arm, wherein the cantilever arm is vertically adjustable by means of the lifting element. | 04-11-2013 |
