V-Guide Conveyor Belts

V-guide Type

Solid V-guide

V-guide conveyor belt placement options

Center pulley side (CPS)

Offset v-guide

Dual v-guide

Flush each edge

Note: All v-guide conveyor belt layouts can be applied on the pulley (bottom) side or conveying (top) side of the belt. Please specify which when requesting a quote.

V-guide conveyor belt groove for pulley’s and slider bed

2 general rules to follow when making grooves for v-guide conveyor belts: (This is particularly true for the drive, head and tail pulleys)

1. Grooves should be 8 – 10 mm / 0.31 – 0.39 inch wider than the guiding profile. The greater clearance permits the adjustment of the belt without the v-guide profiles permanently running against the sides of the grooves.
2. In the zone where the transverse force occurs (on the slider bed or on the carrying rollers), the grooves should be narrow; roughly 4 mm / 0.16 inch wider than the guiding profile.

Note: An exception should be considered for guiding profiles in short, but wide conveyors (100″ W x 48″ L). In this case, it’s advisable to make the grooves in the pulleys narrower than those in the slider bed.

V-guide sizes