Patent ID: 9457958
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B65G

Claim Text:
1. A deflection device for a belt conveyor having an endless conveyor belt, for deflecting the conveyor belt between a first stretch section and a second stretch section running transversely to the first stretch section, the deflection device comprising: at least one first turning device for the conveyor belt; a second turning device for the conveyor belt, wherein the first and the second turning devices are arranged in a region of a bottom strand of the conveyor belt and each include at least one vertical deflection roller for the conveyor belt arranged to turn the conveyor belt from a horizontal plane into a vertical plane or, from a vertical plane into a horizontal plane; and a material transfer station arranged to transfer material from the section of the conveyor belt accommodating the bulk material and running in the first stretch section, onto a separate conveyor device arranged in the second stretch section.