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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Mettler-toledo, Llc, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Craig L. Eagleson, Ithaca, NY (US);
Eric A. Inglin, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Mettler-Toledo, LLC, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 39/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 39/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed to conveyor belt tracking mechanisms with a single adjusting element and to conveyors having conveyor belts whose tracking may be adjusted in both directions using such conveyor belt tracking mechanisms. One exemplary conveyor belt tracking mechanism embodiment employs a pulley support yoke coupled to a specialized angular linkage having a linkage flexure pivot that translates linear motion into angular motion.