CONVEYOR AND METHOD THEREOF

1 . A conveyor comprising:

a side rail;

a roller shaft coupled to the side rail;

a conveyor belt positioned around the roller shaft; and

a tensioner assembly coupled to the roller shaft and configured to adjust a tension of the conveyor belt, the tensioner assembly comprising:

a tensioner movably coupled to the side rail;

a bracket rigidly coupled to the side rail;

a spring positioned between the tensioner and the bracket, the spring is configured to compress when the tension of the conveyor belt is increased by the tensioner assembly; and

an indicator positioned parallel to the spring, wherein the indicator is configured to indicate the tension of the conveyor belt.

2 . The conveyor of claim 1 , wherein the tensioner assembly comprises:

a tensioning rod positioned within the tensioner; and

a tensioning bolt coupled to the tensioning rod and positioned within a hole of the tensioner and a hole of the tensioning rod,

wherein the tensioner assembly is coupled to the roller shaft via the tensioning rod.

3 . The conveyor of claim 2 , wherein rotation of the tensioning bolt in a first direction facilitates in sliding the tensioning rod and the tensioner towards each other to pull the conveyor belt via the roller shaft and increase the tension of the conveyor belt, and wherein the first direction corresponds to a clockwise direction.

4 . The conveyor of claim 2 , wherein rotation of the tensioning bolt in a second direction facilitates in sliding the tensioning rod and the tensioner away from each other to push the conveyor belt via the roller shaft and decrease the tension of the conveyor belt, and wherein the second direction corresponds to a counter-clockwise direction.

5 . The conveyor of claim 1 , wherein the tensioner is movably coupled to the side rail of the conveyor via a plurality of bolts and a plurality of slots fabricated on the side rail.

6 . The conveyor of claim 5 , wherein each slot of the plurality of slots provides a degree of movement to a corresponding bolt of the plurality of bolts for providing a sliding movement to the tensioner.

7 . The conveyor of claim 5 , wherein each bolt of the plurality of bolts is loosened from a corresponding slot during tensioning of the conveyor belt and each bolt is tightened within the corresponding slot when a desired tension is achieved.

8 . The conveyor of claim 1 , wherein the spring has a predefined stiffness, and wherein the predefined stiffness is calibrated based at least on an elongation and a width of the conveyor belt.

9 . The conveyor of claim 1 , wherein the indicator corresponds to a scale that is calibrated with a predefined tension and is configured to indicate an amount of tension applied on the conveyor belt.

10 . The conveyor of claim 1 , wherein the indicator is positioned on the tensioner or coupled to the side rail of the conveyor.

11 . A tensioner assembly configured to be coupled to a roller shaft of a conveyor, the tensioner assembly comprising:

a tensioner configured to be movably coupled to a side rail of the conveyor;

a bracket configured to be rigidly coupled to the side rail;

a spring positioned between the tensioner and the bracket, wherein the spring is configured to compress when a tension of a conveyor belt is increased by the tensioner assembly; and

an indicator configured to be positioned parallel to the spring, wherein the indicator is configured to indicate the tension of the conveyor belt.

12 . A method comprising:

coupling a roller shaft to a side rail;

positioning a conveyor belt around the roller shaft;

movably coupling a tensioner to the side rail;

rigidly coupling a bracket to the side rail;

compressing a spring when the tension of the conveyor belt is increased by a tensioning assembly, wherein the spring is positioned between the tensioner and the bracket; and

indicating, via an indicator, the tension of the conveyor belt, wherein the indicator is positioned parallel to the spring.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

positioning a tensioning rod within the tensioner; and

positioning a tensioning bolt coupled to the tensioning rod within a hole of the tensioner and a hole of the tensioning rod,

wherein the tensioning assembly is coupled to the roller shaft via the tensioning rod.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising rotating the tensioning bolt in a first direction to facilitate sliding of the tensioning rod and the tensioner towards each other to pull the conveyor belt via the roller shaft and increase the tension of the conveyor belt, and wherein the first direction corresponds to a clockwise direction.

15 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising rotating the tensioning bolt in a second direction to facilitate sliding of the tensioning rod and the tensioner away each other to push the conveyor belt via the roller shaft and decrease the tension within the conveyor belt, and wherein the second direction corresponds to a counter-clockwise direction.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the tensioner is movably coupled to the side rail of a conveyor via a plurality of bolts and a plurality of slots fabricated on the side rail.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein each slot of the plurality of slots provides a degree of movement to a corresponding bolt of the plurality of bolts for providing a sliding movement to the tensioner.

18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising loosening each bolt of the plurality of bolts from a corresponding slot during tensioning of the conveyor belt and each bolt is tightened within the corresponding slot when a desired tension is achieved.

19 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the spring has a predefined stiffness, and wherein the predefined stiffness is calibrated based at least on an elongation and a width of the conveyor belt, and wherein the indicator corresponds to a scale that is calibrated with a predefined tension and is configured to indicate an amount of tension applied on the conveyor belt.

20 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising positioning the indicator on the tensioner or coupling the tensioner to the side rail of a conveyor.