Belt for a conveyor
AssigneePhoenix Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsCarsten Jepsen, Karl-Heinz Elvers, Adolfo Kropf-Eilers
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Abstract
The invention relates to belt (1) for a conveyor. The inventive belt is made of rubber or a plastic similar to rubber and is provided with incorporated traction carriers (2) in the form of cables or cords that are made of steel. The inventive conveyor belt comprises, in relation to its total width (B), a center part (A) and two side parts (A′). The invention is characterized in that the center part (A) is interchangeable as a result of a joint (4) between both side parts (1′). Various embodiments of said joint (1) are described.
Claims10
A conveyor belt made from an elastic material, the belt comprising:
- a) a replaceable center part of said conveyor belt;
- b) a plurality of side parts;
- c) a plurality of traction carriers which are formed from a plurality of steel cables and disposed in said conveyor belt;
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- d) a mechanical joint which joins said replaceable center part with said plurality of side parts, said mechanical joint comprising a plug and a groove which couple together to form a connection wherein said groove and said corresponding plug each have a substantially trapezoidal cross-section.
A conveyor belt made from an elastic material, the belt comprising:
- a) a replaceable center part of said conveyor belt;
- b) a plurality of side parts;
- c) a plurality of traction carriers which are formed from a plurality of steel cables and disposed in said conveyor belt;
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- d) a mechanical joint which joins said replaceable center part with said plurality of side parts, said mechanical joint comprising a plug and a groove which couple together to form a connection;
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- e) at least one angle shaped reinforcement disposed in said mechanical joint wherein said at least one angled reinforcement is for reinforcing said mechanical joint.
A conveyor belt made from an elastic material, the belt comprising:
- a) a plurality of traction carriers which are formed from a plurality of steel cables and disposed in said elastic material;
- b) a replaceable center part of said conveyor belt;
- c) a plurality of side parts;
- d) a mechanical joint which joins said replaceable center part with said plurality of side parts, wherein said traction carriers are exclusively located in said plurality of side parts;
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- e) a conveyor belt carrier comprising a fabric and embedded in said replaceable center part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.