Flex Belt Conveyors

Additional Capacity:

New W-I-D-E Flexible Belt Gives
Additional Conveyor Capacity.

Decreased Conveyor Costs:

Stronger Belt Permits Fewer Drive Units.
Flexibility Eliminates Belt Transfers.

Decreased Maintenance Costs

Conveyor Keeps Running If
Plastic Slat Breaks.
Replacement of Slats Simple.
Fewer Points of Maintenance.

Other Advantages of Flexible Conveyors:

Can be contoured to meet structural requirements.
Easier to keep clean with improved belt wash system.
Conveyor continues operation even when slats are damaged.
Return of belt on suspension tracks, eliminates scoring of belt surface.
Eliminates right-hand transfers and multiple drive units.
Eliminates points of frequent maintenance. Simplicity of maintenance.
Simplifies conveyor construction; less roughing.
Costs less to install, to maintain, and to operate.

Specifications:

CONVEYOR BELT. Shall be 10 inch wide Celcon slats attached to stainless steel sprocket chain and having the ability to turn on a radius of 18 inches. Belt to have patented feature that permits easy replacement of slats without tools and without dismantling chain.

BELT PAN. To be formed of -#14 gauge stainless steel, 2 inches wider than width of tray being carried by conveyor. Rear of belt pan at walls to be turned up 8 inches and sloped backward 2 inches to wall. Exposed edges to be turned up 3 inches and formed into channel shaped nosing. Where belt pan joins soiled dish scraping table, it shall slope down 3/4 of an inch and shall be joined to scrapping table in sanitary, watertight manner. All inside corners of belt pan to be coved and all seams shall be welded and polished smooth.

SUPPORTS. Shall be 1 5/8 inches stainless steel tubing with stainless tubular cross-members. Legs to have adjustable stainless steel flanged feet for securing to floor. Upper ends of legs to be welded to framework supporting belt pan. Each set of legs to be spaced not over 6'-O" from other sets.

SKIRTING. Shall be 15 inches high, extending down from channel nosing of belt pan. Skirting to be of -#18 gauge stainless steel, made in sections having channel edges on all sides; sections being easily removable without use of tools. Drainer pan to drain into wash tank. Belt pan shall be supported on rectangular welded stainless steel frames, which shall also support the belt return tracks and the sloped drainer pan.

DRIVE ASSEMBLY. Drive motor shall be of size shown on plans and shall be right angle gear motor with integral worm gear speed reducer and magnetic brake. Motor to be mounted on heavy aluminum adjustable motor base. Motor to have independent watertight magnetic starter with overload and undervoltage protection. A combination limit switch and "silver switch" shall be located at terminus of belt. Removal of tray or item of cutlery actuating this switch shall automatically restart conveyor. Start/stop control will be located in selected location and shall be watertight. All electrical equipment to bear UL approved label. Motor and all controls to be interwired at factory to a junction box within the drive assembly for final con- nection by outside electrician.
Drive housing shall be made with framework of square welded stainless steel tubing, welded at joints. Exterior shall be enclosed with panels of #16 gauge stainless steel with flush welded seams. One long side of housing to be fitted with two half-size flush type panels made easily removable without use of tools, for access to interior of housing. Housing to be mounted on 6 inch high stainless steel adjustable flanged feet, for securing to floor.

BELT WASH. Belt wash apparatus to be located within drive housing. Wash tank to be of #14 gauge stainless steel with all seams welded. Bottom of tank to be pitched to center to chrome plated crumb cup drain. Front to have removable watertight access door. Pro vide two half size perforated removable stainless steel cleanout trays in bottom of wash tank. Interior of wash tank to have a detergent wash section and a fresh water rinse section, each with upper and lower sprays. Hot and cold water mixing valve to be provided. A solenoid control shall shut off water when conveyor is stopped. A clock timer shall adjust the injection cycle of the detergent. All interconnecting piping shall be brass or copper, done at factory. Detergent injection to be made of the type requiring no electrical wiring or special plumbing fittings. Injection rate to be adjustable. Containers for detergent to be easily replaceable in adjustable holder within drive housing.

MISCELLANEOUS. Drive and tail sprockets and shafting shall be solid stainless steel. Shafting to be set in precision sealed-for-life bearings. Belt shall return on underside of belt pan suspended on continu- ous stainless slides. A continuous sloped #18 gauge stainless steel drainer pan shall be installed below the belt return.

SUGGESTED MOTOR SIZES

Conveyors to 35'-0" in length, use 1/2 H.P. Drive.
Conveyors to 60'-0" in length, use 3/4 H.P. Drive.
Conveyors to 80'-0" in length, use 1 H.P. Drive.
Conveyors to 100'-0" in length, use 11/2 H.P. Drive.

OPTIONAL FEATURES

Variable speed controls.
Wall mounting instead of floor supports.
Plastic covered waterproof plywood front covering.