Patent ID: 8590697

Claim:
A belt conveyor assembly comprising: a pair of elongate profile frames that are mounted in parallel; a conveyor belt positioned in between the profile frames; and a plurality of auxiliary components removably mounted to outer walls of the profile frames at any position along the length of the profile frames; wherein the surface of the inner walls of the profile frames are planar over their length and height at least in a region where the conveyor belt is positioned, and wherein the auxiliary components include: a plurality of suitably positioned support legs on which the profile frames are mounted; slider beds positioned along the length of the profile frames for supporting the conveyor belt; side guards positioned along the length of the profile frames; a drive unit for driving a drive pulley, wherein the drive pulley drives the conveyor belt; and finger guards mounted to bearings on both the ends of the end pulleys; wherein the support legs, slider beds, side guards, the drive unit and the finger guards are removably mounted to outer walls of the profile frames at any position along the length of the profile frames.