About carrier roller A side which is used to convey object in a belt conveyor is called carrier side. In side view of main body of a conveyor, a conveyor shapes an oval shape which is long in horizontally and pulleys (rollers) are attached at its both ends. Upper side which is used to carry […]
We recently installed a belt conveyor in stairs of a customer’s office. This is a movie about it. A belt conveyor to convey carton boxes is installed in stairs of the office. The belt conveyor is used to transport carton boxes between the first floor and the second floor. Carton boxes with items are […]
Belt conveyor moves its conveyor forwards and transports objects by turning pulley (roller) wound conveyor belt around it. There are two main driving method to transmit power and turn pulley. 1. Motor pulley (roller) Motor is set inside of pulley (roller) and conveyor belt move forwards by just turning the power on. Conveyor with black rubber belt […]
To remove irons during conveying with a belt conveyor, there is a method that magnet pulley (roller) which is a kind of head pulley at the front edge of the conveyor and whose outside surface is covered by magnet to be attached. It is used when metals need to be removed from staffs being conveyed. […]
Since conveyor moves its belt forward by turning roller (head pulley, roller) mounted at the front edge, rubber is often wound around the pulley. The rubber prevents troubles caused by the belt which stop moving forward with slipping and spinning pulley. This occurs especially when whole length of belt conveyor is long, object need to […]
Belt conveyor moves conveyor belt forwards and conveys objects by rotating head pulley (roller) which winds the belt. The head pulley suggests a roller attached at the front edge of a belt conveyor, and it is rotated by a motor and moves belt forwards, therefore, it is also called a driving pulley. In rubber belt conveyor, […]
1. Belt meandering and troubles Meandering means that conveyor belt of a belt conveyor runs by sliding right and left to the moving direction. It is also called deviation. Because of meandering, the following trouble will occur. ・Edge of belt is damaged by hitting frame. ・Carrying object falls off. ・It takes cost and time to […]
Structure of belt conveyor 1. Frame Frame is a structure which shapes a belt conveyor. There are mainly two types. 1）Stringer frame Frame made by shaped steel, bended steel plate, etc. Main body of conveyor can be made with low cost. This frame is used mostly in conveyor frame using resin conveyor belt which is for light weight […]
This is about types of conveyor belt in case of conveying bulk objects. Types of conveyor belt differ according to angles of slope during conveying. There are mainly four reference angles as the followings and all of them are for rubber conveyor belt with ship bottom shapes. These angles are rough criterions and may be different according […]
Conveyed objects are mainly divided into two groups which are box objects and bulk objects. Types of conveyor differs depends on the types of the conveyed objects. What is bulk object? Bulk object suggests objects in pieces, for example sands, stones, etc. 1. About ship bottom shape In case of conveying bulk objects, to convey them […]