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US 12,486,114 B2Granted
Conveyor belt module including edge protrusion
AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorsAbraham L. Miller, Richard M. Klein
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Abstract
A conveyor belt module includes a laterally-extending protrusion to prevent misorientation of the module during assembly. In a proper orientation, the laterally-extending protrusion extends into a recess of an adjacent conveyor belt module, with clearance between the protrusion and the nadir of the recess. Reversal of the conveyor belt module prevents the conveyor belt module from fitting into a row of modules.
Claims18
A conveyor belt module comprising:
- a body extending in height from a top conveying surface to an opposite bottom surface, in length from a first end to a second end and laterally from a first side to a second side;
- a first set of hinge elements extending from the first end;
- a second set of hinge elements extending from the second end;
- a first recess in a first interfacing edge of an edge hinge element in the first set of hinge elements;
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- a laterally-extending protrusion extending from the nadir of the first recess.
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A row of a conveyor belt comprising:
- a first module forming a first side edge of the row, the first module including a first set of hinge elements extending from a first end, the first set of hinge elements including an inner edge hinge element, a second set of hinge elements extending from a second end, and a laterally-extending protrusion extending from the inner edge hinge element;
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- a second module adjacent the first module, the second module including a third set of hinge elements aligned with the first set of hinge elements, a fourth set of hinge elements aligned with the second set of hinge elements and a recess in an interfacing edge in the third set of hinge elements, wherein the laterally-extending protrusion extends into the recess without contacting the second module.
A conveyor belt module comprising:
- a body extending in height from a top conveying surface to an opposite bottom surface, in length from a first end to a second end and laterally from a first side to a second side;
- a first set of hinge elements extending from the first end, the first set of hinge elements comprising a first edge hinge element, an interior hinge element and a second edge hinge element, wherein the first edge hinge element and second edge hinge element have a width that is about half the width of the interior hinge element;
- a second set of hinge elements extending from the second end;
- a first recess formed in an interfacing side surface of the first edge hinge element;
- a second recess formed in an interfacing side surface of the second edge hinge element;
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- a laterally-extending protrusion extending from the second recess past the interfacing side edge of the second edge hinge element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.