Conveyor belt
device · 1795 · Industrial Revolution
An endless belt on rollers for moving goods.
What it is made of
- Ball bearing — has part. The rollers turn on bearings.
Principles and materials it uses
- Belt drive — uses. The belt runs around the drive and tension drums.
- Leather — is made of. The first belts were leather.
- Wood — is made of. On wooden rollers.
Where it is used
- Assembly line — is used in. The product moves between stations on a conveyor.
- Tunnel boring machine — is part of. Spoil is removed by a conveyor.
- Bowling pinsetter — is part of. Returning the balls.
- Treadmill — is part of. A belt.
Things built in a similar way
- Escalator — works like. An escalator is a conveyor with steps.
- Bucket elevator — works like. A conveyor with buckets that lifts goods vertically.
- Paper machine — works like. Fourdrinier’s endless wire mesh moves like a conveyor belt, forming the web of paper.