Lifting conveyor belt

An elevator conveyor belt configured to promote handling of materials consisting of heterogeneous elements, said elevator conveyor belt comprising:

• a supporting structure;
• a first transport element anchored to said supporting structure and having a first flat surface configured to support the material to be transported, said first flat surface extending continuously along a longitudinal extension direction between a loading area for the material to be transported and an unloading area for the transported material;
• a handling system anchored to said supporting structure and configured to promote controlled movement of said first transport element along a predetermined advance direction substantially parallel to said longitudinal of said first flat surface, during the operation of said handling system, the material being loaded onto, and respectively unloaded from, said first transport element at said loading area, and respectively at said unloading area;
• and
• a second transport element disposed over at least one portion of said first transport element, said second transport element-being provided with a plurality of crosspieces substantially positioned crosswise and configured to be disposed over said first flat surface of said first transport element to interact with the material and guide the material while the material is transported from said loading area to said unloading area, each of the crosspieces having a free edge substantially positioned crosswise, the free edge being disposed in proximity to the first flat surface of the first transport element, the free edge of the crosspiece being configured to interact with the first flat surface to exert a predetermined pressure on the first flat surface.