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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth N. Allan, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Jorgensen Conveyors, Inc., Mequon, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/30 ; H01H 9/56 ; H01H 7/318 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/30 ; H01H 9/56 ; H01H 7/318 ;
Abstract
A clearing method for use with a conveyor belt driven by a reversible motor for essentially automatically eliminating swarf or other obstructions along the belt including an clearing process including sensing motor load and comparing sensed load to a maximum load, when the sensed load exceeds the maximum, performing a clearing process for a predetermined time period calculated to, given the clearly process, clear the obstruction.