High cleat conveyor system
First Claim
1. A conveyor for conveying a material away from a first material handling area, at an angle, and discharging said material via gravity to a second material handling area, said conveyor comprising:
- a frame having first and second ends, upon which there is laterally and rotatingly affixed thereto a tail and head pulley, respectively, said frame further having upper and lower sides and first and second edges;
an endless belt formed of a continuous member of flexible, sheet-type material, said belt having a conveying side, upon which emanates from the medial area of said belts conveying side a plurality of evenly spaced and generally laterally situated, projecting cleats having outer edges, said conveying side of said belt having a first and a second generally flat outer edge area disposed about said medial area of said belt, respectively, said belt running longitudinally along the upper side of said frame, about said first and second ends of said frame, and generally below said under side of said frame;
first and second skirts affixed to said upper side of said frame, said first and second skirts situated above said first and second outer edge areas of said belt, respectively, each of said first and second skirts having an inner side and an outer side, said inner side of each skin facing said cleats, each of said skirts having first and second ends;
a first belt edge seal having first and second edges, said first edge affixed to the outer side of said first skirt, said second edge in consistent, sliding communication with and providing bias against said first outer side area of said belt, thereby preventing material from migrating under said first skirt, while providing consistent pressure on said first outer side of said belt;
a second belt edge seal having first and second edge, said first edge affixed to said outer side of said second skirt, said second end of said second belt edge seal in consistent, sliding communication with, and providing bias against, said first outer side area of said belt, thereby preventing material from migrating under said second skirt, while providing consistent pressure on second outer side of said belt;
discharge means situated at said second end of said frame for discharging material from said belt;
an underpan having first and second ends generally corresponding with said first and second ends of said frame, said underpan generally being longitudinally aligned with and situated under said lower side of said frame, said underpan having a bottom wall and first and second, opposing, side walls, said underpan configured to engage said belt running generally below said underside of said frame, and envelope the outer edges of said cleats of said belt, said second end of said underpan adjacent to said discharge means, said second end of said underpan having further situated thereby, within said discharge means, a transition plate downwardly emanating at a 20-50 degree angle back toward the frame;
a boot having first and second ends, said first end affixed to said underpan, said second end affixed to said first ends of said first and second skirts, said boot enveloping said first end of said frame and said outer edges of said cleats and the portion of said belt in communication with said tail pulley.
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Abstract
A high cleat rubber carrier system for conveying material at various angles, from generally horizontal to sixty degrees plus. The present invention also teaches a new and unique system for conveying chopped cane or bagasse at low, moderate, or high angles (for example, 40 degrees plus) during the refining process, for example, from a gravity chute to a donnely chute gravity compactor. Unlike traditional bagasse under-carrier conveyors, the present invention teaches a top carrier conveyer arrangement, which, as designed, has been found to convey even traditionally difficult materials, including, for example, chopped cane, bagasse, and other fibrous materials, even at relatively high angles, with little or no clogging. The present invention contemplates a skirted, cleated, endless belt conveyer having a transition plate disposed adjacent to the discharge chute, the transition plate affixed to catch return underpan situated below the conveyor, for catching debris or "carry back" missing the discharge chute, to re-feed the debris back onto the conveyor.
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10 Claims
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1. A conveyor for conveying a material away from a first material handling area, at an angle, and discharging said material via gravity to a second material handling area, said conveyor comprising:
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a frame having first and second ends, upon which there is laterally and rotatingly affixed thereto a tail and head pulley, respectively, said frame further having upper and lower sides and first and second edges; an endless belt formed of a continuous member of flexible, sheet-type material, said belt having a conveying side, upon which emanates from the medial area of said belts conveying side a plurality of evenly spaced and generally laterally situated, projecting cleats having outer edges, said conveying side of said belt having a first and a second generally flat outer edge area disposed about said medial area of said belt, respectively, said belt running longitudinally along the upper side of said frame, about said first and second ends of said frame, and generally below said under side of said frame; first and second skirts affixed to said upper side of said frame, said first and second skirts situated above said first and second outer edge areas of said belt, respectively, each of said first and second skirts having an inner side and an outer side, said inner side of each skin facing said cleats, each of said skirts having first and second ends; a first belt edge seal having first and second edges, said first edge affixed to the outer side of said first skirt, said second edge in consistent, sliding communication with and providing bias against said first outer side area of said belt, thereby preventing material from migrating under said first skirt, while providing consistent pressure on said first outer side of said belt; a second belt edge seal having first and second edge, said first edge affixed to said outer side of said second skirt, said second end of said second belt edge seal in consistent, sliding communication with, and providing bias against, said first outer side area of said belt, thereby preventing material from migrating under said second skirt, while providing consistent pressure on second outer side of said belt; discharge means situated at said second end of said frame for discharging material from said belt; an underpan having first and second ends generally corresponding with said first and second ends of said frame, said underpan generally being longitudinally aligned with and situated under said lower side of said frame, said underpan having a bottom wall and first and second, opposing, side walls, said underpan configured to engage said belt running generally below said underside of said frame, and envelope the outer edges of said cleats of said belt, said second end of said underpan adjacent to said discharge means, said second end of said underpan having further situated thereby, within said discharge means, a transition plate downwardly emanating at a 20-50 degree angle back toward the frame; a boot having first and second ends, said first end affixed to said underpan, said second end affixed to said first ends of said first and second skirts, said boot enveloping said first end of said frame and said outer edges of said cleats and the portion of said belt in communication with said tail pulley. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A conveyor for conveying a material away from a first material handling area, at an angle and discharging said material via gravity to a second material handling area, said conveyor comprising:
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frame having first and second ends, upon which there is laterally and rotatingly affixed thereto a tail and head pulley, respectively, said frame having situated thereon between said head and tail pulleys a plurality of generally laterally Situated, somewhat aligned, support rollers, said support rollers having juxtaposed therebetween an impact pad, said frame further having upper and lower sides and first and second edges; an endless belt formed of a continuous member of flexible, sheet-type material, said belt having a conveying side, upon which emanates from the medial area of said belts conveying side a plurality of evenly spaced and generally laterally situated projecting cleats having outer edges, said conveying side of said belt having a first and a second generally flat outer edge area disposed about said medial area of said belt, respectively, said belt running longitudinally along the upper side of said frame, about said first and second ends of said frame, and generally below said under side of said frame; first and second skirts affixed to said upper side of said frame, said first and second skirts situated above said first and second outer edge areas of said belt, respectively, each of said first and second skirts having an inner side and an outer side, said inner side of each skirt facing said cleats, each of said skirts having first and second ends; a first belt edge seal having first and second edges, said first edge affixed to the outer side of said first skirt, said second edge in consistent, sliding communication with and providing bias against said first outer side area of said belt, thereby preventing material from migrating under said first skirt, while providing consistent pressure on said first outer side of said belt; a second belt edge seal having first and second edge, said first edge affixed to said outer side of said second skirt, said second end of said second belt edge seal in consistent, sliding communication with, and providing bias against, said first outer side area of said belt, thereby preventing material from migrating under said second skirt, while providing consistent pressure on second outer side of said belt; discharge means situated at said second end of said frame for discharging material from said belt; an underpan having first and second ends generally corresponding with said first and second ends of skid frame, said underpan generally being longitudinally aligned with and situated under said lower side of said frame, said underpan having a bottom wall and first and second, opposing, side walls, said underpan configured to engage said belt running generally below said underside of said frame, and envelope the outer edges of said cleats of said belt, said second end of said underpan adjacent to said discharge means; a boot having first and second ends, said first end affixed to said underpan, said second end affixed to said first ends of said first and second skirts, said boot enveloping said first end of said frame and said outer edges of said cleats and the portion of said belt in communication with said tail pulley. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. The conveyor wherein, said second end of said underpan has further situated thereby, within said discharge means, a transition plate downwardly emanating at a 20-50 degree angle back toward the frame.
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