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US 7,677,848 B2Granted
Flexible belt having a planed seam and processes for making the same
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsJonathan H. Herko, Michael S. Roetker
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Abstract
A post treatment process of a seamed belt for providing a smooth surface and substantially eliminating protrusions by using a planing blade, and a seamed belt that has undergone the post treatment.
Claims17
A process for post treatment of a seamed belt (38) comprising:
- providing a seamed belt comprising a member having a seam extending from one parallel edge to the other parallel edge of the member, the seam having a seam region comprising an overlap of two opposite ends of the member, the ends thus forming an overlap layer and an underlap layer;
- positioning the seamed belt on a round anvil such that an edge of the seam region lies on an apex of the round anvil;
- contacting the edge of the seam region with a planing blade such that the planing blade is elevated with respect to an exposed surface of the underlap layer proximate the edge of the seam;
- and
- removing material from the edge of the seam region with a continuous cut, wherein the resulting flexible belt has a smooth seam.
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A process for post treatment of an ultrasonically welded seamed belt comprising:
- providing a seamed belt comprising a member having a welded seam extending from one parallel edge to the other parallel edge of the member, the welded seam having a seam region comprising an overlap of two opposite ends of the member, the ends thus forming an overlap layer and an underlap layer;
- positioning the seamed belt on a round anvil such that an edge of the seam region lies on an apex of the anvil;
- contacting the edge of the seam region with a planing blade such that the planing blade is elevated with respect to an exposed surface of the underlap layer proximate the edge of the seam region;
- and
- removing material from the edge of the seam region with a continuous cut, wherein the resulting seamed belt has a smooth welded seam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.