3650tom Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Hi! I'm building a prototype conveyor belt system from an inner bicycle tube. The problem is that the belt won't really take the V-shape of the rollers. Is there anyone with tips? It's gonna be used in gravel screening and crushing plant. Thanks! :) Edited January 6, 2018 by 3650tom Quote
TechnicRCRacer Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Maybe try putting a tight rubber band on the center of the bike tire; it could pull it inward. Quote
3650tom Posted January 6, 2018 Author Posted January 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, TechnicRCRacer said: Maybe try putting a tight rubber band on the center of the bike tire; it could pull it inward. That sounds like it could work! Quote
fanders Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 You could try replacing some of the gears in the middle on the ends with smaller ones so that it has a V shape at the ends too. Without the flat ends, it might be more V shaped. Quote
doug72 Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 I have seen working conveyors on model railways (OO / HO scale) that used de - inked type writerr ribbons effectively. Maybe a similar material but wider would work. To kept belts on the end rollers they should be crowned. i.e. diameter in centre of roller should slightly larger than the end diameters. Quote
OneMoreRobot Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 The rubber innertube will never trough because of the tube thickness plus the conveyor is too short i.e the transition from the vee of the idler sets to the flat pulleys is non-existent. Try using some fabric material that is flexible in both warp & weft then paint with some liquid neoprene so it looks like a rubber belt. Weight of product (rocks / bricks) on belt will help make it trough. cheers OMR Quote
Carsten Svendsen Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 Looks like it would work if you just made the tube wider to cover the entire thing, also in real life, there's a lot of weight on the conveyor to keep it down. Quote
Bartybum Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 Make the conveyor much longer and of a thinner material, and it’ll begin to sag down in the middle. Quote
mocbuild101 Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, Bartybum said: Make the conveyor much longer and of a thinner material, and it’ll begin to sag down in the middle. +1 Quote
Jurss Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 8 hours ago, OneMoreRobot said: Weight of product (rocks / bricks) on belt will help make it trough. +1 Quote
Leonard Goldstein Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 Hi @3650tom, very interesting Like others said: use thinner material. A "lightweight tube" like this might solve your problem: https://www.bike24.de/1.php?content=8;product=12979;menu=1000,4,22,36 Keep us informed Regards Leonard Goldstein Quote
3650tom Posted January 12, 2018 Author Posted January 12, 2018 On 6-1-2018 at 10:12 PM, TechnicRCRacer said: Maybe try putting a tight rubber band on the center of the bike tire; it could pull it inward. On 7-1-2018 at 10:57 AM, Leonard Goldstein said: Hi @3650tom, very interesting Like others said: use thinner material. A "lightweight tube" like this might solve your problem: https://www.bike24.de/1.php?content=8;product=12979;menu=1000,4,22,36 Keep us informed Regards Leonard Goldstein On 7-1-2018 at 8:27 AM, Jurss said: +1 On 7-1-2018 at 4:44 AM, mocbuild101 said: +1 On 7-1-2018 at 4:44 AM, mocbuild101 said: +1 On 7-1-2018 at 2:34 AM, Aventador2004 said: Interesting project! On 7-1-2018 at 1:29 AM, Carsten Svendsen said: Looks like it would work if you just made the tube wider to cover the entire thing, also in real life, there's a lot of weight on the conveyor to keep it down. On 6-1-2018 at 10:34 PM, fanders said: You could try replacing some of the gears in the middle on the ends with smaller ones so that it has a V shape at the ends too. Without the flat ends, it might be more V shaped. On 6-1-2018 at 10:34 PM, fanders said: You could try replacing some of the gears in the middle on the ends with smaller ones so that it has a V shape at the ends too. Without the flat ends, it might be more V shaped. I made new post where you can see the updates! ;) Thanks for the tips and the nice comments! Quote
TheNextLegoDesinger Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 instead of using a moutain bike tube, you could use a race-cycling tube cut in half, they have a diameter of just more than 1cm non inflated so you get a 3.14 wide band and they are prety long so you have plenty of length. race cycling tubes are thinner and rounder so 2x better i think Quote
3650tom Posted January 12, 2018 Author Posted January 12, 2018 20 minutes ago, TheNextLegoDesinger said: instead of using a moutain bike tube, you could use a race-cycling tube cut in half, they have a diameter of just more than 1cm non inflated so you get a 3.14 wide band and they are prety long so you have plenty of length. race cycling tubes are thinner and rounder so 2x better i think Hi, I made an update on the conveyor belt! Quote
TheNextLegoDesinger Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 i saw it, but i had already wrote this before wacthing the other topic Quote
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