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SIDE-GUIDE IDLER [1 record]

Record 1 1991-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
CONT

Side guide idlers and self-aligning idlers are installed on conveyors to direct the belt back to the centre position should it start to wander. Rigid, side-guide idlers are free-turning rolls or spools mounted a few inches from the belt edge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
CONT

Autrefois, on employait des rouleaux guide latéraux. Ils étaient à la fois inefficaces et dangereux. Aujourd'hui pour remédier aux désalignements accidentels, on emploie deux moyens : a) dispositif de construction b) rouleaux spéciaux d'alignement.

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