Swan Neck Conveyor for Cheese

Conveyor Description

To manufacture a swan neck belt conveyor feeding grated cheese into a vibratory conveyor fed by a mixing drum via a hopper by others.

Swan Neck Conveyor Operation

1 No. Belt Conveyor 550mm wide with central tracking strip (effective width 400mm) x 1000mm long horizontal infeed x 7500mm long inclined section at 50 degrees x 750mm horizontal discharge at 400mm high infeed and 6250mm high discharge.

There are fixed sheet side guides 150mm high on the infeed section & 100mm high throughout the remainder with curved overrun at the discharge.

The guides are split into 2000mm max sections and connected to the conveyor sides via hinged, lockable brackets, with removable pins allowing each to swing over the conveyor sides away from the belt for cleaning.

The belt has 50mm high flights 400mm wide x 250mm pitch, and there is a belt release arrangement at the infeed.

Supplied with two hold-down wheels fitted to the side guides at the lower horizontal to incline intersection which will have protective covers.

Supplied with clear polycarbonate, lift off covers along the incline and top horizontal section and swing down under trays on the incline section similar to the previous conveyor on site.

The conveyor is mounted on box section framework c/w adjustable plate bolt down feet +50mm.

General construction is grade 304 staineless steel and food quality materials where possible, a shaft mounted geared motor drive unit was included.