US 11,970,336 B2
Belt conveyor capable of conveying oilseed products
Lyndon Graff, Craven (CA); and Jonathan Robert Carteri, Regina (CA)
Assigned to BRANDT INDUSTRIES INC., Regina (CA)
Filed by Brandt Industries Inc., Regina (CA)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/563,323.
Application 17/563,323 is a division of application No. 16/838,065, filed on Apr. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,242,209.
Claims priority of application No. CA 3046751 (CA), filed on Jun. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0119204 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 15/08 (2006.01); B65G 15/44 (2006.01); B65G 15/56 (2006.01); B65G 21/20 (2006.01); B65G 23/10 (2006.01); B65G 23/12 (2006.01); B65G 45/12 (2006.01); B65G 45/26 (2006.01); B65G 47/66 (2006.01); B65G 41/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/18 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 15/08 (2013.01) [B65G 15/44 (2013.01); B65G 15/56 (2013.01); B65G 21/2081 (2013.01); B65G 23/10 (2013.01); B65G 23/12 (2013.01); B65G 45/12 (2013.01); B65G 45/26 (2013.01); B65G 47/66 (2013.01); B65G 41/008 (2013.01); B65G 47/18 (2013.01); B65G 2201/042 (2013.01); B65G 2811/0657 (2013.01); B65G 2812/02118 (2013.01); B65G 2812/02198 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A belt conveyor comprising:
an intake end;
a discharge end;
a body extending between the intake end and the discharge end;
a frame having ground wheels, the frame positioning the body in an inclined orientation;
a hopper provided at an intake end, the hopper having an upper end and a lower end;
a transition section having a first side wall and a second side wall, the transition section positioned between the hopper and the body;
an s-roller assembly having a top s-roller and a bottom s-roller, the s-roller assembly positioned at the upper end of the hopper;
a belt having a first edge and a second edge, the belt traveling along a travel path in the belt conveyor, the belt traveling through an upper run in the hopper, over the top s-roller, under the bottom s-roller, through the transition section, up an upper run in the body to the discharge end and down a return run, through a lower run in the hopper and back to the upper run in the hopper; and
a deflector having a first end positioned adjacent the top s-roller and extending towards the belt in the transition section,
wherein the first end of the deflector is positioned to remove material that has adhered to a top surface of the belt.