Installation and Maintenance Manual: RLVAC
Published February 2022
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Figure 4: RLVAC Intermediate Bed Exploded View
3.6 Skew Beds
Skew beds are a specific type of intermediate bed with a deeper sideframe. Instead of driving the
conveying rollers directly, the belt drives intermediate idler rollers which are each banded up to several
skewed conveying rollers. The start and end of the skew section contain short sections of straight banded
conveyor which is banded to the bed section before or after the skewed section, to allow for the routing
pulleys that redirect the belt. This arrangement prevents tracking and belt wear issues that would be
caused if the belt ran directly on the skewed conveying rollers.
Other than the difference in roller spacing caused by the extra layer of rollers, the modules in a skew bed
function the same way as in any other intermediate live bed.
Skew beds are always oriented to skew the product away from the band side.