Table of Contents Safety Guidelines for Our Conveyor Belts Storage of Plastic Modular Belts Safety Equipment on Our Conveyor Belts General Safety Instructions Possible Hazards and Safety Risks The Products You Received uni ACB uni CSB uni AMB uni CPB uni XLB Installation of Shafts and Sprockets Carryway Configuration...
Safety Guidelines for Our Conveyor Belts As a standard, our conveyor belts are designed with particular attention to safety Unnecessary hazards have to be avoided when handling and using conveyor belts For this reason, many design features have deliberate- ly been selected in such a way, that the injury hazards for personnel being charged to handle and operate our belts are minimized The regulations on the prevention of accidents for continuous conveyors (VBG 10), and in particular the paragraphs 5, 12, 53, 54 and 55, have to be carefully observed Storage of Plastic Modular Belts...
Safety Equipment on Our Conveyor Belts One of the most frequent kinds of accidents in relation to conveyor belts is the injury of parts of the body that get caught in between the moving modular belt and the rotating rollers/ sprockets To avoid such accidents or to minimize these risks as far as possible, all the conveyor belts have to be equipped with protective devices to cover any gaps and clearances in all those locations where the plastic belt runs on a roller, drum or sprock- et This protection has to be designed in such a manner that it re-locates its position during adjustment opera-...
Possible Hazards and Safety Risks We expressly draw your attention to the following hazards being in the nature of things when using belt con- veyors: Risk of injuries by the frame The constructional design makes it inevitable to have edges and corners on the conveyor where the risk of injury exists due to inattentiveness Risk of injuries by the plastic modular belt The movement of the plastic modular belt may cause serious gashes and bruises if the running conveyor...
For easier understanding, we once more list below the products and the accessory parts uni ACB uni ACB Rough uni ACB Rough 2% Open uni ACB K800 202.1 mm (7.96 in) 20.0 mm (0.79 in) Pinhole diameter: 6.3 mm (0.24 in)
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uni ACB Top Bottom Insert Wheel Plate 95.2 mm (3.75 in) uni ACB Top Bottom Insert Electrical Conductive 98.4 mm (3.87 in) Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 7...
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uni ACB Car Pusher uni ACB Sprocket n 205.0 n 205.0 n 205.0 n 205.0 Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 8...
uni CSB uni CSB C uni CSB 8% uni CSB Rough uni CSB K600 152.0 mm (5.98 in) 24.0 mm (0.94 in) Pinhole diameter: 8.4 mm (0.33 in) Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 9...
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uni CSB K1200 304.4 mm (11.97 in) 24.0 mm (0.94 in) Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 10...
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uni CSB Top Bottom Insert Wheel Plate 144.1 mm (5.67 in) 50.8 mm (2.00 in) uni CSB Top Bottom Insert Electrical Conductive 144.1 mm (5.67 in) 50.8 mm (2.00 in) Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 11...
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uni CSB Car Pusher uni CSB Sprocket Ø 263.0 mm Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 12...
uni CPB M2 uni CPB M2 C uni CPB M2 Rough uni CPB 20% Rough 151.0 mm (5.94 in) 19.0 mm (0.75 in) 20.0 mm (0.79 in) uni CPB M2 C uni CPB M2 Rough Pinhole diameter: 8.3 mm (0.33 in) Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 16...
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uni CPB Sprocket Ø 264.1 mm Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 17...
uni XLB uni XLB M2 C uni XLB M2 Rough uni XLB M2 15 Rough uni XLB K318 81.0 mm (3.19 in) 30.0 mm (1.18 in) Pinhole diameter: 10.9 mm (0.43 in) Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 18...
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uni XLB K400 100.0 mm (3.94 in) 30.0 mm (1.18 in) Pinhole diameter: 10.5 mm (0.41 in) Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 19...
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uni XLB K800 30.0 mm (1.18 in) 200.4 mm (7.89 in) Pinhole diameter: 10.5 mm (0.41 in) Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 20...
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uni XLB Sprocket Ø 35.9 mm uni XLB Car Pusher 10% Curved Car Pusher Installation and Maintenance Manual Page 21...
Installation of Shafts and Sprockets Installation and alignment of shafts Sprockets are preferably locked on the outside of the outer sprockets with the same amount of play as the belt has to the side guides The shafts have to be aligned in a level manner and one shaft behind the other The locked sprockets ensure proper tracking of the belt along the complete conveyor They are aligned to each other in the same way over the entire length of the conveyor If the shafts are not precisely positioned to each other, proper tracking may be adversely affected...
General Procedure 1 If a shaft take-up is installed, relax the same completely 2 Feed the belt from the drive side of the conveyor through the carryway 3 Fit the belt around the idle sprockets Take care that the sprockets do not change their position 4 For wide belts, make sure that the supplied sections are transported in a suitable manner 5 ...
Installation Check 1 Turn the drive shaft slowly for several revolutions to make sure that the sprockets on the drive side and on the idle side engage properly with the belt Watch for possible catch points! 2 If the belt does not track properly, check whether the sprockets on both shafts are correctly positioned Make sure that the sprockets have been fitted in strict compliance with the instructions of this manual Having ensured that the belt and the sprockets are correctly installed, check the precise alignment of the shaft bearings and the conveyor frame...
Wide and Long Conveyors The installation of wide and long conveyors is more complicated than on narrow or short frames It is advis- able to use the conveyor motor to facilitate the installation 1 If this possibility exists, span the distances in the returnway between the guides or rollers with tubes or lumber This prevents the formation of catenary sags before the belt ends have been connected together 2 ...
Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting uni-chains conveyor belt systems are designed for as maintenance-free operation as possible As with all mov- ing machines, however, mechanical problems may occasionally occur which have to be remedied This manual helps you finding the cause for any troubles and solving mechanical problems that may occur on conveyors using the uni-chains system Please contact uni-chains if you need additional assistance, more information or additional manuals What Should Be Reported To Your Maintenance Department?
Troubleshooting 1 The drive sprockets do not engage with the belt Too low belt tension around the drive sprockets Take care for catenary sag on the return way of the belt Adjust the drive shaft so that the correct dimen- sions are maintained Incorrect returnway design Provide for the recommended catenary sag in the return way Change the distances between the rollers to obtain the desired sag By-pass the slider bed return way to achieve correct sag Please contact uni-chains if you need any assistance The sprockets are not aligned correctly on the shaft...
The return way rollers are not level and square to the conveyer frame Check the return way rollers and correct those that are not even or square to the conveyor frame Retaining rings missing or not fitted correctly Replace missing retaining rings and check location of the rings to ensure precise alignment of the sprockets locked on the drive and idle shaft 3 Excessive wear of the belt Prevent or reduce deposits of abrasive materials that may come in contact with the belt, sprockets or wearstrips Such material could be removed from the plastic parts of the conveyor at regular intervals, for...
Insufficient number of sprockets The conveyor belt may perhaps require a more even load distribution among the sprockets Please consult uni-chains in this respect The sprockets locked on the drive and idle shaft are not precisely aligned to each other Re-align the sprockets being locked with a retaining ring or by another device and make sure that the sprocket of the drive shaft is in line with that on the idle shaft The sprockets are not aligned correctly on the shaft Check the alignment of the sprockets by placing a ruler at the base of any sprocket teeth parallel to the shaft...
6 The sprockets move laterally to the center or to the edge of the belt Drive and idle shaft are not plumb, level or parallel to each other Check the shafts to make sure that they are plumb, level and parallel to each other Arrest the shafts by means of the bearings The sprockets locked on the drive and idle shaft are not precisely aligned to each other Re-align the sprockets locked with a retaining ring or by another device and make sure that the sprocket of the drive shaft is in line with that on the idle shaft (See instructions for the installation of shafts and sprockets)
Significant amounts of dirt and impurities reduce the useful life of the modular plastic belts Your Contact Partners Ammeraal Beltech provides a 24 hours service Please contact your local Ammeraal Beltech organisation when service is required Installation and...
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