Belt conveyor manufacturers explain that a belt conveyor is a friction-driven conveyor used to transport materials. We will briefly introduce the principles and characteristics of belt conveyors.
The belt conveyor is mainly composed of frame, conveyor belt, idler, idler, tensioning device, transmission device, etc. Its working principle is very simple, in fact, the traction force on the material is generated by the friction between the driving roller and the material. belt. When conveying, the belt will be tensioned by the tensioning device when applied, and there is a certain initial tension at the separation of the transfer roller. The belt runs on the idler together with the load, and the belt is both a traction mechanism and a bearing mechanism. Since the rollers of the conveyor are equipped with rolling bearings, the running resistance between the belt and the rollers can be reduced, thereby reducing the power consumption of the belt conveyor, but it will increase the conveying distance.
Belt conveyors have the following main features:
1. The belt conveyor can transport not only broken and bulk materials, but also pieces of goods. In addition to its simple conveying function, the belt conveyor can also cooperate with other industrial production processes to form a rhythmic assembly line.
2. The commonly used belt conveyors are: metallurgy, transportation, hydropower, chemical industry, building materials, grain, ports, ships, etc., which meet the needs of these departments for large transportation volume, low cost and strong versatility. conveyor.
3. Compared with other conveyors, belt conveyors have the advantages of long conveying distance, large capacity and continuous conveying.
4. The belt conveyor has a compact structure and the body can be retracted. The conveyor is also equipped with a belt storage bin, which means that the working surface of the conveyor can be extended or shortened as required during operation.
5. According to the requirements of conveying materials, the belt conveyor can carry out single-machine conveying or multi-machine combined conveying. The conveying method can also choose horizontal or inclined conveying.