Effect of the Flow of Transported Bulk Material on Design Features of a Belt Conveyor

Resumo

A new belt conveyor design providing the possibility of changing the conveyor belt cross section depending on the flow of transported bulk material has been proposed. A procedure for determining the load on the hold-down lever rotation mechanism is presented. A calculation of the value of equivalent load applied to the coupler (considering crimping) is provided, which allows selecting the inner diameter and trapezoidal thread parameters of the coupler, calculating the screw pair moments of resistance, and choose the appropriate size of the gear motor.