Patent ID: 8418840
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor for transporting bulk materials, comprising: three pairs of supporting cables disposed vertically one above another and including lower supporting cables, middle supporting cables and upper supporting cables; return drums; a self-contained conveyor belt being movable along said supporting cables and at ends of the conveyor, said conveyor belt being guided over said return drums; mounted rollers; supporting beams fastened to said conveyor belt, said supporting beams disposed at a distance apart and aligned transversely to a longitudinal extent of said conveyor belt and at ends of said supporting beams are disposed said mounted rollers, said mounted rollers roll along said middle supporting cables and said lower supporting cables; clamping devices; supporting frames disposed at a distance apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the conveyor and by means of which said supporting cables are mutually connected, each of said supporting frames formed from two at least approximately vertically aligned supporting struts and two at least approximately horizontally aligned connecting struts and, upper ends of said vertically aligned supporting struts are respectively connected to one of said two upper supporting cables, and said horizontally aligned connecting struts are connected by means of said clamping devices disposed thereon to said middle and to said lower supporting cables; said clamping devices disposed on said connecting struts and respectively assigned to said middle supporting cables; said lower supporting cables form an acute angle with said connecting struts; and said mounted rollers have a roller flange on one side only.