Infeed and outfeed assemblies for a conveyor
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1. A conveyor, comprising:
- a frame including opposing side plates at an end of the conveyor, each side plate including at least one outward-facing protrusion; and
a removable belt-guiding assembly mounted to the opposing side plates, the belt-guiding assembly comprising a support beam extending from a first side to a second side, arms extending from the support beam, an axle having a curved end and supported by the arms, and a rotatable nosebar mounted on the axle, wherein the removable belt-guiding assembly is mounted to the frame using the outward-facing protrusion.
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Abstract
A conveyor employs an infeed assembly and outfeed assembly, each comprising a nosebar assembly that may be mounted to a conveyor frame to transition a conveyor belt between a returnway and a carryway. The outfeed assembly further includes a drive sprocket and a limiter to ensure engagement of drive elements on the conveyor belt with the drive sprockets. A limiter plate ensures proper placement of the limiter relative to the drive sprocket. The infeed assembly and outfeed assembly components may be easily mounted to and removed from the conveyor frame to facilitate replacement, cleaning or maintenance.
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1. A conveyor, comprising:
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a frame including opposing side plates at an end of the conveyor, each side plate including at least one outward-facing protrusion; and a removable belt-guiding assembly mounted to the opposing side plates, the belt-guiding assembly comprising a support beam extending from a first side to a second side, arms extending from the support beam, an axle having a curved end and supported by the arms, and a rotatable nosebar mounted on the axle, wherein the removable belt-guiding assembly is mounted to the frame using the outward-facing protrusion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A belt-guiding assembly for guiding a conveyor belt around an end of a conveyor frame, comprising:
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a support beam extending from a first side to a second side; a plurality of arms extending from the support beam, each arm including an opening; an axle passing through the openings, the axle having a curved end; a plurality of rotatable nosebar segments inserted in spaces between the arms and mounted on the axle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A conveyor, comprising:
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a frame; a positive-drive, low tension conveyor belt trained around an infeed portion and an outfeed portion, the outfeed portion comprising; a belt-guiding assembly comprising a rotatable nosebar for guiding the conveyor belt from a carryway to a returnway; a drive mounted on a drive shaft below the belt-guiding assembly; a roller limiter mounted a fixed distance away from the drive to ensure engagement of the conveyor belt with the drive; and a limiter plate for connecting the roller limiter to the drive, the limiter plate comprising an upper opening for receiving the drive shaft, a lower opening for receiving an axle end of the roller limiter and a radial slot between the upper opening and the lower opening that engages a protrusion in the frame to allow radial adjustment of the roller limiter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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