Hey
thanx for your replies..
@ engineerTex - yes I considered idlers to position the belt close to the same path. in this case there are things in the way and the belt path would need to be altered vertically and then it interferes with the conveyor bed. Hence the initial plan to roll it over on...
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I have an application where a long (400') timing belt rides perpendicular atop a flat belt to form a side with no relative movement.
The current (side)belt drive has a vertical drum about 16" diameter on each side of the flat belt. Currently the belt rolls over onto its back...