Belt turning station and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10407244-B2
Application number	US-201515735985-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2015
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

A mountable construction in the form of a deflection device for a belt for continuously conveying material includes a first support frame arranged in a first direction and a second support frame arranged in a second direction, the support frames being coupleable with each other. First and second belt deflectors are arranged in connection to the support frames, wherein the first belt deflector is arranged substantially vertical and the second belt deflector is arranged substantially horizontal. A connection module couples the second support frame with the first support frame, the connection module being arranged such that the second support frame is coupleable to the first support frame at a variable or different horizontal angle. A method for deflecting a belt is also provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mountable construction in the form of a deflection device for a belt for continuously conveying material, the mountable construction comprising:
a first support frame arranged in a first direction and a second support frame arranged in a second direction, the first and second support frames being coupleable with each other;
first and second belt deflectors connected to the support frames, wherein the first belt deflector is arranged substantially vertical and the second belt deflector is arranged substantially horizontal; and
a connection module configured to couple the second support frame with the first support frame, the connection module serving as an interface via which the first and second support frames can be connected to each other, wherein the connection module includes a first face arranged for coupling the connection module with the first support frame and/or the a second face arranged for coupling the connection module with the second support frame, the first face being arranged to form a horizontal angle with a connection direction of the connection module, and/or the second face is arranged to form a further horizontal angle with the connection direction of the connection module, the connection module being arranged such that the second support frame is coupleable to the first support frame at a variable or different horizontal angle.

2. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the connection module being exchangeable with another connection module a first face arranged to form a different horizontal angle with the connection direction of the other connection module.

3. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or second face is arranged to couple the first and/or second support frame to the connection module at different horizontal angles.

4. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or second face of the connection module is curved in a horizontal plane.

5. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or second face of the connection module has a shape of an arc of a circle in a horizontal plane.

6. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first belt deflector is arranged on the first support frame, the first support frame including a third belt deflector arranged substantially horizontally, and/or the second belt deflector being arranged on the second support frame.

7. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first belt deflector is mounted on an adjustment element pivotably connected to the first support frame, the adjustment element having a connection face for connecting the first face of the connection module thereto.

8. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first belt deflector is mounted on the first support frame such that a position of the first belt deflector relative to the first support frame and/or relative to another first belt deflector is adjustable along the first direction of the first support frame.

9. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first support frame is a modular structure and includes at least two frame modules.

10. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the second support frame is arranged such that its first and second ends can be twisted relative to each other about a longitudinal axis of the second support frame.

11. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second support frames are coupled with each other such that forces can be transmitted from the first support frame to the second support frame and/or vice versa via a form fit connection.

12. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the connection module has a polygonal form in its horizontal plane, such as a trapezoidal or triangular form, wherein one side of the polygonal form has a shape of an arc of a circle in a horizontal plane.

13. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein in connection to and parallel to the belt deflectors support rollers are arranged and/or a further guiding element for support of the belt is arranged from beneath and/or above the belt.

14. A method for deflecting a belt for continuously conveying material, the method comprising:
providing a mountable construction, the mountable construction including a first support frame arranged in a first direction and a second support frame arranged in a second direction, the first and second support frames being coupleable with each other, first and second belt deflectors connected to the support frames, wherein the first belt deflector is arranged substantially vertical and the second belt deflector is arranged substantially horizontal, and a connection module configured to couple the second support frame with the first support frame, the connection module serving as an interface via which the first and second support frames can be connected to each other, wherein the connection module includes a first face arranged for coupling the connection module with the first support frame and/or the a second face arranged for coupling the connection module with the second support frame, the first face being arranged to form a horizontal angle with a connection direction of the connection module, and/or the second face is arranged to form a further horizontal angle with the connection direction of the connection module, the connection module being arranged such that the second support frame is coupleable to the first support frame at a variable or different horizontal angle; and
coupling the second support frame to the first support frame via the connection module in a variable or different angle in three-dimensional space, such as a variable or different horizontal and/or vertical angle and/or angle of rotation.

15. The mountable construction according to claim 3 , wherein the first and/or second face is arranged to couple the first and/or second support frame to the connection at a variable horizontal angle.

16. The mountable construction according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or second face of the connection module has a shape of a section of a spherical surface.

17. The mountable construction according to claim 9 , wherein the second support frame is a modular structure and includes at least two frame modules.

18. The mountable construction according to claim 10 , wherein the connection module is arranged such that the second support frame can be twisted relative to the connection module about a longitudinal axis of the second support frame, and wherein the second belt deflector is pivotably and/or tiltable connected to the second support frame.

19. The mountable construction according to claim 18 , wherein the second belt deflector is pivotably and/or tiltable connected relative to the first belt deflector.

Assignees

• Sandvik Intellectual Property

Inventors

• Kribitz Gerald

Classifications

• B65G15/60 Primary

  Arrangements for supporting or guiding belts, e.g. by fluid jets · CPC title

• B65G21/14 Primary

  to allow adjustment of length or configuration of load-carrier or traction element (varying speed of conveyance by adjusting configuration of load-carrier B65G23/00; {tensioning arrangements for belt or chain B65G23/44}) · CPC title