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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Joy Global Conveyors Inc, Winfield, AL (US);
Inventors:
Gavin Wilson, Whitley Bay, GB;
Stevie Kim Nix, Winfield, AL (US);
Assignee:
JOY GLOBAL CONVEYORS INC, Winfield, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/16 (2013.01); B65G 2201/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high angle conveyor includes a frame, a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, and a pressing assembly configured to press the first conveyor belt toward the second conveyor belt. The pressing assembly includes a bracket pivotally coupled to the frame, a roller support pivotally coupled to the bracket at a pivot joint, a plurality of rollers coupled to the roller support, the plurality of rollers configured to engage the first conveyor belt, and a deflector configured to inhibit contact between the first conveyor belt and the pivot joint.