Transporting apparatus, in particular transporting belt

• US 20020179414A1
• Filed: 05/21/2002
• Published: 12/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Montech AG
• Original Assignee: Montech AG
• Inventors: Wullschleger, Christian, Meile, Ferdinand, Steffen, Christof
• Application Number:
  US10/153,126
• Publication Number:
  US 20020179414A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 198/810.01
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 23/44 Belt or chain tensioning arrangements

Abstract

In the case of a transporting apparatus, in particular a transporting belt with a tensioning arrangement (6), which butts against a conveying element (3), which is guided over at least two deflecting rollers (1) and is in engagement with at least one drive element (5), the intention is for the at least one tensioning arrangement (6) to be formed from at least two deflecting elements (7) mounted in a moveable manner, at least two deflecting elements (7) being coupled to one another.

Claims

1. A transporting apparatus, comprises at least one tensioning arrangement (6) which butts against a conveying element (3) and which is guided over at least two deflecting rollers (1) and is in engagement with at least one drive element (5), the at least one tensioning arrangement (6) includes at least two deflecting elements (7) mounted in a moveable manner relative to the transportation apparatus, wherein the at least two deflecting elements (7) are coupled to one another.

3. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a connecting element (10) is provided between the at least two deflecting elements (7).

4. The transporting arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the connecting element (10) is one of a rod, a tie rod, a cable, and a lever.

5. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conveying element (3) comprises a circulating conveying belt which is guided over the at least two spaced-apart deflecting rollers (1) wherein the at least two deflecting elements (7) are spaced apart from one another relative to a framework (2) of the transportation device wherein the at least one drive element (5) is arranged, at a selectable distance (A) from the transportation device and the conveying element (3) wrapped around the at least one drive element.

6. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least two deflecting elements (7) are coupled in a common plane E1 and are movable back and forth in the plane E1.

7. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least two deflecting elements (7) are mounted such that they can be moved back and forth in at least two different planes E₁, E₂, and the at least two deflecting elements (7) are coupled to one another.

8. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least two deflecting elements (7) are spaced apart from one another and are movable along one of a path, a radius, a guide, and a linear guide.

9. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, including moving means for movement of the two coupled deflecting elements (7) shortens a tension strand (11) of the conveying element (3) in the region of one deflecting element (7) and lengthens an idle strand (12) of the conveying element (3) in the region of the other deflecting element (7).

10. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the planes E₁, E₂ are approximately parallel to the transporting apparatus.

11. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the deflecting elements (7) includes spindles (17) which rest on an at least one sliding support (19) and are movable back and forth in a longitudinal direction thereon.

12. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the deflecting elements (7), under a load (9), are displaced automatically into that position where all the force vectors are in a state of equilibrium.

14. The transporting arrangement as claimed in claim 13, wherein the connecting element (10) is one of a rod, a tie rod, a cable, and a lever.

20. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the planes E₁, E₂ are approximately parallel to the transporting apparatus.

22. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the deflecting elements (7), under a load (9), are displaced automatically into that position where all the force vectors are in a state of equilibrium.

2. A transporting apparatus comprises at least one tensioning arrangement (6) which butts against a conveying element (3) and which is guided over at least two deflecting rollers (1) and is in engagement with at least one drive element (5), the at least one tensioning arrangement (6) includes at least two deflecting elements (7) which are mounted in a moveable manner relative to the transportation apparatus, wherein the at least two deflecting elements are coupled to one another and the at least one drive element (5) is arranged between the at least two deflecting elements with respect to the conveying element.

13. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a connecting element (10) is provided between the at least two deflecting elements (7).

15. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the conveying element (3) comprises a circulating conveying belt which is guided over the at least two spaced-apart deflecting rollers (1) wherein the at least two deflecting elements (7) are spaced apart from one another relative to a framework (2) of the transportation device wherein the at least one drive element (5) is arranged, at a selectable distance (A) from the transportation device therefrom, and the conveying element (3), wrapped around the at least one drive element.

16. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least two deflecting elements (7) are coupled in a common plane E₁ and are movable back and forth in the plane E₁.

17. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least two deflecting elements (7) are mounted such that they can be moved back and forth in at least two different planes E₁, E₂, and the at least two deflecting elements (7) are coupled to one another.

18. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least two deflecting elements (7), are spaced apart from one another and are movable along one of a path, a radius, a guide, and a linear guide.

19. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, including moving means for movement of the two coupled deflecting elements (7) shortens a tension strand (11) of the conveying element (3) in the region of one deflecting element (7) and lengthens an idle strand (12) of the conveying element (3) in the region of the other deflecting element (7).

21. The transporting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the deflecting elements (7) includes spindles (17) which rest on an at least one sliding support (19) and are movable back and forth in a longitudinal direction thereon.