Patent ID: 6585108
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
The method for facilitating the maintenance of a conveyor structure having a long and heavy duty moving conveyor belt mounted on roller means which are mounted on base means, wherein the belt is driven by drive motor means, comprising the steps of establishing one or more stationary zero set points on said structure, providing one or more cycle points on said belt, each marking the terminus of a designated travel distance of said belt, providing counter means on said conveyor structure for measuring the distance traveled by any of said cycle points on the belt beyond one or more designated set points, providing one or more work stations along and in proximity to said belt, and providing reset means for resetting said counter means to a desired starting value when a designated cycle point arrives at a designated set point, spotting one or more event sites on said belt, transmitting a signal to a computer means that an event site has been spotted, said computer means being provided with data sufficient to determine the distance which said spotted event site must travel to a forward work station, and operating the computer means either to signal an operator to control, or to itself control an aspect of the operation of said conveyor structure for enhancing the maintenance of said belt.