Material handling cyclopedia; a reference book covering definitions, descriptions, illustrations and methods of use of material handling machines employed in industry (1921)
Wright, Roydon Vincent, 1876- ed, Little, John G., joint ed, Augur, Robert C., joint ed · New York, N.Y., Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co · leaf 464
e usualmethod for taking care of dangerous overloads is to usea shear pin which will break and thus prevent a moreserious accident to some vital part of the equipment. Theshear pin should be placed between the reduction gearingand the conveyor sprockets, and should be so proportionedas to break… … Fig. 117 which in themselves would do no particular harm to theconveyor. To eliminate the time required for replacing 458 CONVEYOR DETAILS a broken shear pin, several automatic overload releaseshave been designed. One type of overload release is shown in Fig. 117. Aspider keyed to the shaft has…
Hoisting machinery · Conveying machinery
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