US 11,866,264 B2
Conveyor belt maintenance system
Shane Vale, Somersby (AU); and Ryan Hubble, Somersby (AU)
Assigned to Continental Global Material Handling LLC, Winfield, AL (US)
Filed by CONTINENTAL GLOBAL MATERIAL HANDLING LLC, Winfield, AL (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/555,953.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/128,657, filed on Dec. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194711 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 15/60 (2006.01); B65G 39/12 (2006.01); B65G 21/10 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 15/60 (2013.01) [B65G 21/10 (2013.01); B65G 39/12 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A maintenance system for a belt of a conveyor comprising:
an upper support structure, wherein said upper support comprises:
one or more frames, each frame comprising a first end, a second end, and at least one idler roller supported between the first and second ends for supporting an upper portion of said belt;
a lower support structure, wherein said lower support comprises:
one or more moveable idler carriages, each moveable idler carriage including at least one idler roller for supporting a lower portion of said belt and a plurality of support connectors; and
a track connected to the upper support structure, wherein said plurality of support connectors moveably engage said track to facilitate movement of the one or more moveable idler carriages along the track in a direction parallel to the direction of said belt.