Belt skiver apparatus
AssigneeMATO Maschinen-und Metallwarenfabrik Curt Matthaei GmbH & Co. KG
InventorThomas Wilk
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Abstract
A belt skiver is adapted for forming recesses along a conveyor belt end in preparation for mounting a lacing therein. The belt skiver includes a cutting mechanism movable relative to the conveyor belt end, and having an upper blade positioned to remove an upper surface layer from a top portion of the conveyor belt, and a lower plate positioned to remove a lower surface layer from a bottom portion of the conveyor belt. The belt skiver also includes a drive mechanism shifting the cutting mechanism relative to the belt end laterally along the belt end, and whereby the upper and lower blades contemporaneously sever both the upper surface layer and lower surface layer from the belt end.
Claims23
In a belt skiver configured to form recesses along an end of a conveyor belt in preparation for mounting a belt connector therein, the improvement comprising:
- a clamping mechanism having generally flat opposed surfaces configured to engage top and bottom surfaces of the conveyor belt to securely, yet removably retain the conveyor belt in position, with a free conveyor belt end protruding outwardly of said clamping mechanism in a cantilevered fashion;
- a belt cutting mechanism movable relative to said clamping mechanism, and having an upper belt cutting blade configured with mutually angled portions positioned to slice simultaneously both longitudinally and transversely into and through a top portion of the free conveyor belt end and remove an upper surface layer strip therefrom, and a lower belt cutting blade configured with mutually angled portions positioned to slice simultaneously both longitudinally and transversely into and through a bottom portion of the free conveyor belt end and remove a lower surface layer strip therefrom;
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- a drive mechanism shifting said belt cutting mechanism and said clamping mechanism relative to each other laterally along the free conveyor belt end, whereby as said drive mechanism shifts said belt cutting mechanism and said clamping mechanism relative to each other, both the upper surface layer strip and the lower surface layer strip are substantially contemporaneously severed from the top portion and the bottom portion of the free conveyor belt end to create precisely aligned upper and lower recesses which are adapted to receive and mount an associated belt connector therein;
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- an upper guide plate operably connected with said belt cutting mechanism and generally aligned with said upper belt cutting blade at a location forwardly thereof in the direction of cutting motion;
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- a lower guide plate operably connected with said belt cutting mechanism and generally aligned with said lower belt cutting blade at a location forwardly thereof in the direction of cutting motion;
- said upper and lower guide plates being disposed in a generally parallel relationship for guiding the conveyor belt end therebetween.
A kit for interconnecting first and second opposite ends of a conveyor belt, comprising:
- a belt skiver including a clamping mechanism configured to engage top and bottom surfaces of the conveyor belt to securely, yet removably retain the conveyor belt in position, with a free conveyor belt end protruding outwardly thereof in a cantilevered fashion, a belt cutting mechanism movable relative to said clamping mechanism, and having an upper belt cutting blade configured with mutually angled portions positioned to slice simultaneously both longitudinally and transversely into and through a top portion of the free conveyor belt end and remove upper surface layer strips therefrom, a lower belt cutting blade configured with mutually angled portions positioned to slice simultaneously both longitudinally and transversely into and through a bottom portion of the free conveyor belt end and remove lower surface layer strips therefrom, and a drive mechanism laterally shifting said belt cutting mechanism and said clamping mechanism relative to each other, whereby both the upper surface layer strip and the lower surface layer strip are substantially contemporaneously severed from the top portion and the bottom portion of each conveyor belt end to create precisely aligned upper and lower recesses along both the first and second ends of the conveyor belt;
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- a mechanical belt fastener having first end portions thereof received and mounted in the upper and lower recesses in the first conveyor belt end, and second end portions thereof received and mounted in the upper and lower recesses in the second conveyor belt end such that said belt fastener spans between and interconnects the first and second ends of the conveyor belt;
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- an upper guide plate operably connected with said belt cutting mechanism and generally aligned with said upper belt cutting blade at a location forwardly thereof in the direction of cutting motion;
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- a lower guide plate operably connected with said belt cutting mechanism and generally aligned with said lower belt cutting blade at a location forwardly thereof in the direction of cutting motion;
- said upper and lower guide plates being disposed in a generally parallel relationship for guiding the conveyor belt end therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.