Glossary of Terms
GATE:
A section of conveyor equipped with a hinge mechanism to provide an
opening for a walkway, etc., manual or spring-loaded.
GEARMOTOR: A unit which creates mechanical energy from electrical
energy and which transmits mechanical energy through the gearbox at a
reduced speed.
GRAVITY BRACKET:
Brackets designed to permit gravity conveyors to be attached to the ends
of a powered conveyor.
GRAVITY CONVEYOR:
Roller or wheel conveyor over which objects are advanced manually by
gravity.
GUARD RAIL:
Members paralleling the path of a conveyor and limiting the objects or
carriers to movement in a defined path.
HOG RINGS:
Rings used to hold the shaft in a roller.
HORIZONTAL FLOOR SPACE:
Floor space required for a conveyor.
HORSEPOWER:
(HP) A measure of the time rate of doing work.
HZ:
HERTZ - Electrical terminology, a unit of frequency equal to one cycle
per second. Most common cycle time is 60 Hertz.
INCLINE CONVEYOR LENGTH:
Determined by the elevation change from infeed to discharge versus the
degree of incline.
INCLINED CONVEYOR:
A conveyor transporting up a slope.
INFEED END:
The end of a conveyor nearest the loading point.
INTERMEDIATE BED:
A middle section of conveyor not containing the drive or tail
assemblies.
INTERPOLATE:
To compute intermediate values.
KNEE BRACES:
A structural brace at an angular position to another structural
component for the purpose of providing vertical support.
KNURL THUMB ADJ. NUT:
A nut used on accumulating conveyors to adjust the pressure required to
drive the product, may be turned with-out the use of tools.
LACING:
Means used to attach the ends of a belt segment together.
LAGGED PULLEY:
A pulley having the surface of its face crowned with a material to
provide for greater friction with the belt.
LAGGING: A material applied to the outer surface of pulleys or
rollers.
LIMIT SWITCH:
Electrical device used to sense product location.
LIVE ROLLER CONVEYOR:
A series of rollers over which objects are moved by the application of
power to all or some of the rollers. The power-transmitting medium is
usually belting or chain.
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