Thermoplastic elastomeric (TPE) pipe conveyor belts

A pipe belt comprising:

• one or more thermoplastic elastomeric (TPE) layers having a first modulus of elasticity and a first stiffness and formed across a width of the belt;
• a reinforcement layer formed proximate to the one or more TPE layers and having a second modulus of elasticity and a second stiffness;
• the pipe belt configured to have an open state where the belt is substantially flat and a closed state where the belt is formed having a circular shape and partially overlaps itself;
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• the pipe belt has a combined modulus of elasticity based on the first modulus of elasticity and the second modulus of elasticity and a combined stiffness based on the first stiffness and the second stiffness;
• the pipe belt further comprising a second TPE layer having a third stiffness that is varied from the first stiffness.

A pipe belt comprising:

• one or more thermoplastic elastomeric (TPE) layers having a first modulus of elasticity and a first stiffness and formed across a width of the belt;
• a reinforcement layer formed proximate to the one or more TPE layers and having a second modulus of elasticity and a second stiffness;
• the pipe belt configured to have an open state where the belt is substantially flat and a closed state where the belt is formed having a circular shape and partially overlaps itself;
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• the pipe belt has a combined modulus of elasticity based on the first modulus of elasticity and the second modulus of elasticity and a combined stiffness based on the first stiffness and the second stiffness;
• the one or more TPE layers have a lower stiffness in edge regions.

A pipe belt comprising:

• one or more thermoplastic elastomeric (TPE) layers having a first modulus of elasticity and a first stiffness and formed across a width of the belt;
• a reinforcement layer formed proximate to the one or more TPE layers and having a second modulus of elasticity and a second stiffness;
• the pipe belt configured to have an open state where the belt is substantially flat and a closed state where the belt is formed having a circular shape and partially overlaps itself;
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• the pipe belt has a combined modulus of elasticity based on the first modulus of elasticity and the second modulus of elasticity and a combined stiffness based on the first stiffness and the second stiffness;
• the reinforcement layer comprising HMWPE ropes and the ropes having increase rope pitch in edge regions to reduce transverse stiffness.