Patent ID: 11884490
Assignee: BRANDT INDUSTRIES INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
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 top 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,
a first transition belt edge seal having an upper end, a lower end and a flat body extending from the upper end towards the lower end; and
a second transition belt edge seal having an upper end, a lower end and a flat body extending from the upper end towards the lower end,
wherein the first transition belt edge seal extends into the transition section, from the upper end of the hopper, along the first side wall of the transition section,
and wherein the second transition belt edge seal extends into the transition section, from the upper end of the hopper, along the second side wall of the transition section.