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Small belt conveyors are widely used in modern production. It features a simple structure, stable operation, high transmission efficiency, and its load capacity can be customized to meet customer requirements. Small belt conveyors are specifically designed for transporting goods in industries such as home appliances, tobacco, telecommunications, food, and printing; they can be used for the assembly, testing, packaging, and transportation of various materials. Light-duty conveying equipment features continuous operation, steady performance, high productivity, low power consumption, reduced operating costs, and ease of maintenance and inspection; it is also very suitable for achieving precise conveying distances or automatic control. The conveyor belt of small belt conveyors can also be operated in various modes such as normal continuous conveying, rhythmic operation, and variable-speed operation ； Small belt conveyors can also transport materials along straight lines, curves, slopes, and other types of paths. The structure of the conveyor belt, which is an accessory of small belt conveyors, is extremely important. The mesh belt serves as the driving element and load-bearing component in entire lightweight mesh belt conveyors; it possesses high strength and good flexibility in both horizontal and vertical directions. Mesh belts are generally classified into rubber conveyor belts, steel belts, plastic conveyor belts, and metal mesh belts. They can also be divided into standard types and special types. The drive unit of a small belt conveyor consists of a regular electric motor, a hydraulic clutch (or Plum blossom- shaped elastic coupling), a coupling, and a check valve or brake. Depending on their design, reducers can be classified into parallel shaft type, shaft-mounted type, and orthogonal type. A small belt conveyor in which both the motor and the reduction gears are placed inside the drive drum becomes an electric drum. Depending on the cooling method, electric drums are classified into oil-cooled, oil-immersed, and air-cooled types. Those in which only the reduction gears are placed inside the drive drum are called gear drums (also known as externally-mounted reduction drums), with the motor being located outside. To meet the layout requirements of small belt conveyors, for those with short spacing and low power that are driven by single electric motors, compactly designed electric drum drives, gear drum drives, or shaft-mounted reducer drive units can be selected. For small belt conveyors with long intervals and high throughput, they need to be driven by twin motors or multiple motors. From the above, we have learned about some of the auxiliary components of small belt conveyors.