Conveyors Flashcards
The pulley used to turn the conveyor
Head pulley
Head pulley has what distinctive key features
Tread on lagging
Long shaft
Coupling
Key way
The area where a chute dumps on a conveyor
The impact zone
The impact zone typically has what features
45°rollers
Runouts(keep big debris off belt)
Side skirts(keeps small debris off the belt)
A type of conveyor used to transfer bulk materials(earthen materials)
Trough
The element on a trough conveyor is called what?
Can
Rolls on a trough conveyor come in a what 3 angles
45°, 35°, 20°
Ways to tension a conveyor
Counter weight, take up unit
2 ways to join a belt together
Mechanical splicing, vulcanizing
Pan conveyors are used for?
Abrasives and scrap
Screw style conveyors are used for
Blending materials and metering them simultaneously. Separating other materials
A roll that is used to increase the contact surface on the head pulley
Snubber
Where is a wing pulley and what does it do?
Mounted at the tail and is used to clean ice, mud and other materials off the conveyor.
Rolls typically mounted on the bottom of a belt system that only support the tension of the belt
Return rolls
A pulley used to change the direction of the belt
Bend pulley or turn down roll
