Conveyor Belt Filter Scraper Spring Support Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conveyor belt filter devices require frequent adjustments to maintain optimal contact force and compensate for wear and elongation of the flexible drive, leading to increased maintenance efforts without ensuring operational reliability.

Innovation Solution

The scraper device is supported by a common carrier with a spring device, allowing simultaneous adjustment of the upper deflection device and support device, maintaining constant contact force and reducing the need for separate adjustments, with a tension spring design for easy force adjustment and compact layout.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the scraper device is adjusted to maintain optimal contact force, then cleaning effectiveness is improved, but maintenance effort increases due to frequent adjustments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational reliabilityVSAvoidmaintenance effort
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

The scraper device is designed to automatically adjust and maintain optimal contact force through the spring mechanism and common carrier arrangement. The system self-regulates the contact force between the scraper and filter belt, eliminating the need for frequent manual adjustments and reducing maintenance effort while ensuring consistent operational reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The scraper device incorporates a spring mechanism that allows dynamic adjustment of contact force. The spring enables the scraper to adapt to variations in filter belt tension and wear automatically, maintaining optimal cleaning effectiveness without requiring manual intervention, thus reducing maintenance frequency while preserving reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Manufacturing precision

If the upper deflection device is adjusted to compensate for drive element elongation, then conveyor belt positioning is improved, but scraper device contact force consistency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconveyor belt positioningVSAvoidcontact force consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The support device for the scraper is integrated with the upper deflection device on a common carrier. This merging ensures that when the upper deflection device is adjusted to compensate for drive element elongation, the support device is adjusted simultaneously and equally, maintaining constant contact force between the scraper and filter belt while preserving accurate conveyor belt positioning

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The common carrier acts as an intermediary structure that couples the upper deflection device and support device adjustments. This intermediary ensures that adjustments for drive element elongation are transmitted equally to both devices, maintaining both positioning accuracy and contact force consistency without requiring separate adjustment procedures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This configuration minimizes necessary adjustments and maintains consistent contact force, reducing maintenance efforts and ensuring operational reliability by dynamically adjusting to changes in the drive elongation and wear, while preventing damage from larger objects.

Implementation Method 1

the support device has a spring device to generate a supporting force

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSpring: Spring

Implementation Method 2

which ensures a rapid reduction of the contact gap

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Implementation Method 3

it is particularly advantageous if the support device has a spring device to generate a supporting force, so that dynamic restoring forces are formed

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectTension spring: Torsion Spring

Implementation Method 4

The rocker arm is mounted above the deflection shaft, so that reliable contact between the support device and the scraper device is ensured by gravity

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGravity: Gravitation

Data Source

PatentEP2859929B1Filtering device for a conveyor belt
Publication Date: 2020.07.08 FRANKENBERGER GUIDO
  • EP2859929B1 patent drawingFigure 1~2
  • EP2859929B1 patent drawingFigure 3~4

AI summary

The invention relates to a conveyor belt filter device for the mechanical cleaning of a liquid contaminated with solids flowing in a channel, comprising an endless filter belt made of interconnected, pivotable planar filter elements and a flexible drive element guided over a lower deflection device and at least one upper deflection device, as well as a frame (10) that supports the deflection devices and the filter belt, wherein a rotatably driven scraper device (27) is arranged in the area of ​​the upper deflection device, which is arranged on a rocker arm (35) mounted on the frame, wherein the scraper device is supported against the weight force of the scraper device by means of a support device, and the support device together with the upper deflection device is arranged on a common carrier (39) that is adjustable relative to the frame.