US 11,655,104 B2
Deflector for high angle conveyor pressing assembly
Gavin Wilson, Whitley Bay (GB); and Stevie Kim Nix, Winfield, AL (US)
Assigned to CONTINENTAL GLOBAL MATERIAL HANDLING LLC, Somersby (AU)
Filed by Joy Global Conveyors Inc, Winfield, AL (US)
Filed on May 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/323,633.
Application 17/323,633 is a division of application No. 16/512,765, filed on Jul. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,008,171.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/698,609, filed on Jul. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0269247 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. B65G 15/14 (2006.01); B65G 15/16 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 15/16 (2013.01) [B65G 2201/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pressing assembly for a conveyor having a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt, the pressing assembly comprising:
a roller support;
a linkage coupled to the roller support;
a roller rotatably coupled to the linkage, the roller configured to engage the first conveyor belt to press the first conveyor belt toward the second conveyor belt; and
a deflector engageable with the first conveyor belt to inhibit contact between the first conveyor belt and the linkage.