Conveyor belt
AssigneeTechnological Resources Pty. Limited
InventorsJohn ROBERTSON, Nikhil SAURABH, Yebin SUN
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Abstract
An embodiment of a conveyor belt is disclosed. In one embodiment, the conveyor belt comprises: a middle region having embedded steel cords extending along a longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt; and side regions disposed laterally on either side of the middle region. Each side region has embedded non-steel reinforcing members extending along a longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt. The non-steel reinforcing members have a lower elastic modulus than the steel cords to allow the side regions to absorb in-use stress(es) induced by edge tension through elastic deformation. Related methods of forming a conveyor belt and use of same are also disclosed. A related conveyor belt system is also disclosed.
Claims21
1-26. (canceled)
A conveyor belt comprising:
- a middle region having embedded steel cords extending along a longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt;
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- side regions disposed laterally on either side of the middle region, each side region having embedded non-steel reinforcing members of fabric cord extending along a longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt;
- wherein the non-steel fabric cord reinforcing members comprise more than one assembly of constituent strands or filaments of a polymer-based material assembled together for conferring the non-steel fabric cord reinforcing members with a lower elastic modulus than the steel cords to allow the side regions to absorb in-use stresses induced by edge tension through elastic deformation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.