Conveyor Frame Adaptor Plate for Precise Auxiliary Mounting

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Power-driven conveyors face hygiene issues due to dirt, debris, bacteria, and contaminants trapped in components, and existing systems lack efficient methods for integrating auxiliary conveyor components without compromising cleanliness.

Innovation Solution

A shaped adaptor plate mounts auxiliary conveyor components to standard end plates, featuring a bearing opening, fastener openings, and alignment pins for precise alignment and easy integration of components like scrapers and rollers, ensuring sanitary conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If auxiliary conveyor components are mounted directly to end plates, then integration is simple, but component positioning precision and alignment are compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomponent positioning precisionVSAvoidmounting structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting system is segmented into multiple components: end plates, adaptor plates, and auxiliary conveyor components. The adaptor plate serves as an intermediate mounting element that provides precise positioning features (slots, holes, adjustment mechanisms) while the end plate maintains its structural function. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently for its specific function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The adaptor plate acts as an intermediary element between the end plate and the auxiliary conveyor component. It provides the precise positioning and alignment features needed for accurate component installation without modifying the end plate structure. The adaptor plate includes features like slots, holes, and adjustment mechanisms that enable precise positioning while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If conveyor components are permanently fixed to the conveyor frame, then structural stability is improved, but ease of reconfiguration and maintenance is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of reconfigurationVSAvoidstructural stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting system incorporates adjustable and removable features that allow the auxiliary components to be dynamically reconfigured. The adaptor plate includes slots and adjustment mechanisms that enable position changes during operation, and the modular design allows components to be easily removed and reinstalled. This dynamic capability maintains structural stability while enabling flexible reconfiguration for maintenance or operational changes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The modular segmented design allows auxiliary components to be independently mounted and removed via adaptor plates. This segmentation enables easy reconfiguration by simply detaching and reattaching components without affecting the overall conveyor structure, thereby maintaining both structural stability and operational flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple auxiliary components are integrated into the conveyor system, then functionality is enhanced, but hygiene maintenance becomes more difficult due to trapped contaminants

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconveyor functionalityVSAvoidhygiene contamination

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The modular segmented design allows auxiliary components to be independently mounted and removed. This segmentation enables easier cleaning and maintenance of hygiene by allowing components to be detached and cleaned separately, preventing trapped contaminants in complex integrated structures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The adaptor plate design extracts the mounting function from the end plate itself, creating a separate removable interface. This extraction allows auxiliary components to be easily removed for cleaning and maintenance, preventing contamination buildup in hard-to-reach areas while maintaining enhanced conveyor functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Adaptability or versatility

If standard end plates are used without modification, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but adaptability for different auxiliary components is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomponent compatibilityVSAvoidmanufacturing simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The adaptor plate is designed as a universal mounting interface that can accommodate various auxiliary conveyor components through standardized features like slots, holes, and attachment mechanisms. This universal design allows the same adaptor plate structure to work with different components (scrapers, rollers, guides, etc.), providing high adaptability while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through design standardization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250270051A1Adaptor for mounting components to a conveyor frame

Publication Date: 2025.08.28 LAITRAM LLC

AI summary

An adaptor for mounting components to a drive assembly for a conveyor belt comprises a shaped body having a bearing opening, fastener openings for fastening the shaped body to an outside surface of an end plate of the drive assembly and openings for mounting an auxiliary conveyor component to the adaptor to place the auxiliary conveyor component relative to the conveyor belt.