Synopsis of Belt Conveyor System

Introduction
Belt conveyor is a machine transporting material in a continuous way by
friction drive. It is mainly composed by rack, conveyor belt, belt roll,
tensioning device and gearing. It can form a material delivery
process between the initial feeding point and the final discharging point.
The belt conveyor can be used for horizontal transportation or inclined
transportation in a convenient way, and widely used in modern industrial
enterprises, such as: mine tunnel, mine surface transportation system,
open-pit and concentrator. There are two main industrial classes of belt
conveyors; Those in general material handling such as those moving boxes
along inside a factory and bulk material handling such as those used to
transport large volumes of resources and agricultural materials, such
as grain, salt, coal, ore, sand, overburden and more.

Working principle
Belt conveyor is composed by two endpoint pulleys and a closed conveyor
belt. The pulley that drives conveyor belt rotating is called drive pulley or
transmission drum; the other oneonly used to change conveyor belt
movement directionis called bend pulley. Drive pulley is driven by the
motor through reducer, and conveyor belt dragging relies on the friction
drag between the drive pulley and the conveyor belt. The drive pulleys are
generally installed at the discharge end in order to increase traction and be
easy to drag. Material is fed on the feed-side and landed on the rotating
conveyor belt, then rely on the conveyor belt friction to be delivered to
discharge end.
Lay out of Belt Conveyor

Feature
Compared with other transport equipment, such as Motorcycle, belt
conveyor is the best efficient continuous coal transportation equipment with
advantages of long transmission distance, large volume, continuous
conveyor, etc., and operate reliably, easy to implement automation and
centralization control; especially for high yield and efficient mine, belt
conveyor has become the key equipment for coal mining and mechatronics
technology.

Application
The body can flex easily with a belt-warehousing, the tail can elongate or
shorten complying with the coal face; directly lay on the roadway floor
without setting up foundation; compact structure, light and handy rack and
convenient disassembly. When the transmission capacity is big or transport
distance is far, we can meet the requirements by equipping with
intermediate drives. According to the requirements of transmission process,
it can be transported by single transmission and also can be formed a
horizontal or inclined transportation by multi-unit.

The belt conveyor is widely used in metallurgy, coal, transportation, utilities,

chemical and other departments because of its features of big conveying
capacity, simple structure, easy-to- maintenance, low cost and versatility.
The belt conveyor is also used in building materials, electricity, light, food,
ports, ships and other departments.