Patent ID: 11970336
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 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.