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Belt Drive

Belt Drive

A belt drive or conveyor mechanism is a linear motion device. It converts rotary motion into linear motion. A conveyor consists of at least two rollers and a belt. One roller drives the other roller. These are known as the drive and idler roller. As the drive roller rotates the belt moves along a linear path.

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Unit of Measure

Belt and Load Variables

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load and belt mass * (drive roller diameter/2)2

Drive Pulley/Roller Variables

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(mass / 8 * diameter2) * number of rollers
(3.14 / 32 * density * length * diameter4) * number of rollers

Gear Variables

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(gear1 diameter)/(gear2 diameter)

Gear 1

mass / 8 * diameter2
(3.14 / 32) * density * length * diameter4

Gear 2

mass / 8 * diameter2
(3.14 / 32) * density * length * diameter4

Operating Parameters

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External Force

Movement Profile

Safety Factor

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Acceleration Torque:
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