Industrial belt splice assembly
AssigneeBeltservice Corporation
InventorDavid L. Neel
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Abstract
An industrial belt splice assembly having two industrial belt portions each including opposite faces and an end portion formed to define a splice element. The splice elements have knuckles formed therein. The knuckles are intermeshed and have bores therein which are substantially in alignment. A hinge pin extends through the aligned bores in the knuckles and interlocks the splice elements. The splice assembly further comprises a hard splice guard mounted on each industrial belt member. The splice guard substantially covers the knuckles and protects the splice from damage.
Claims18
An industrial belt splice assembly comprising:
- two industrial belt portions each having opposite faces and an end margin formed to define a splice element, the splice elements each including a knuckle having a transverse bore therein, the knuckles being laterally offset and capable of intermeshing with each other so that the bores are substantially in alignment;
- a hinge pin capable of extending through the aligned bores in the knuckles and interlocking the splice elements;
- splice guard means mounted on each belt end margin, said splice guard means being formed from a material having a greater surface hardness than that of the industrial belt portions, and comprising opposing side plates in engagement with regions of the belt end margin adjacent to the splice element on opposite faces of the industrial belt portion, and a generally U-shaped section connecting the side plates, the U-shaped section including an open portion and a solid portion, the solid portion extending over and substantially covering the knuckle of the belt end margin on which said splice guard means is mounted, the open portion of the U-shaped section receiving the solid portion of the splice guard mounted on the other industrial belt portion.
An industrial belt capable of assuming an continuous loop configuration for movement along the length of the belt around the loop, the industrial belt comprising:
- opposing belt portions each having end margins adapted to be releasably joined for configuring the belt in a continuous loop, the end margins being formed to define a splice element, the splice elements each including a knuckle having a transverse bore therein, the knuckles being laterally offset and capable of intermeshing with each other so that the bores are substantially in alignment;
- a hinge pin capable of extending through the aligned bores in the knuckles and interlocking the splice elements;
- splice guard means mounted on each industrial belt end margin, said splice guard means being formed from a material having a greater surface hardness than that of the industrial belt, and comprising opposing side plates in engagement with regions of the belt end margin adjacent to the splice element on opposite faces of the belt end margin, and a generally U-shaped section connecting the side plates, the U-shaped section including an open portion and a solid portion, the solid portion extending over and substantially covering the knuckle of the splice element on which said splice guard means is mounted, the open portion of the U-shaped section receiving the solid portion of the splice guard mounted on the other belt end portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.