To provide a technique for continuously loading articles to be carried on a belt conveyor at any position even when the belt conveyor is carrying the articles.
Articles are carried from a start position to an end position located on the downstream side of the start position by rotating a tail pulley 17 at the start position, a head pulley 45 at the end position, and a conveyor belt 18 passing between the tail pulley 17 and the head pulley 45. Rail members 41a, 41b form a moving route by supporting the rotating shaft 45b of the head pulley 45. Head pulley moving means 43, 44 move the rotating shaft 45b along the rail members 41a, 41b. By the movement, when the conveyor belt 18 is loosened, the conveyor belt 18 is stored in a conveyor belt storage mechanism 90. When the conveyor belt 18 is tensed, it is discharged from the conveyor belt storage mechanism 90.
Takashi Mugishima
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