




Introduction to the Conveyor Belt Buffer Bed
Definition and Function
The conveyor belt buffer bed is a device installed below the material dropping point of the conveyor belt. Its main function is to provide buffer support when materials fall onto the conveyor belt, reducing the impact of materials on the conveyor belt, protecting the conveyor belt from damage, and also reducing the noise and vibration caused by the impact of materials, extending the service life of the conveyor belt and related equipment.
Structural Features
It generally consists of buffer strips, a steel structure frame, etc. The buffer strips are usually made of highly elastic and wear-resistant materials such as rubber or polyurethane. They are evenly arranged on the frame and can elastically deform when impacted by materials, absorbing the impact energy. The steel structure frame provides stable support, ensuring the overall strength and rigidity of the buffer bed, enabling it to withstand the weight and impact force of materials.
Working Principle
When materials fall from a height and impact the conveyor belt, the buffer strips of the buffer bed come into contact with the materials first. They slow down the impact speed of the materials through their own elastic deformation, converting the impact energy into elastic potential energy and heat energy of the buffer strips, thereby reducing the direct impact force of the materials on the conveyor belt. At the same time, the steel structure frame evenly distributes the impact force to the ground or other supporting structures, avoiding excessive local stress on the conveyor belt and preventing it from being damaged.
Application Fields
It is widely used in conveyor belt conveying systems in industries such as mining, coal, ports, power, and chemical engineering. Especially in scenarios with large material drop heights, large particle sizes, or high conveying volumes, such as the discharge outlets of crushers in mines and the unloading points of coal loading and unloading docks, the conveyor belt buffer bed plays an important protective role.
Advantages
Compared with traditional idler groups, the buffer bed can provide more uniform support and more effective buffering, reducing the wear and fatigue of the conveyor belt, decreasing the possibility of conveyor belt deviation, improving the reliability and stability of the conveying system, reducing equipment maintenance costs and downtime, and having good economic and social benefits.