US 9,033,138 B2Granted

Rod belt for a rod belt conveyor for agricultural machinery

AssigneeArnold JäGer Holding GmbH

InventorJan-Harm Mulder

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Abstract

Rod belt for rod belt conveyors for agricultural machinery includes rods arranged transversely with respect to the running direction and parallel to one another. At least one of the rods has flattened and perforated end areas with which it rests on tensile stress-resistant, elastic, continuous belts which revolve in parallel to one another, and is connected by rivets or similar fastening elements which pass through the end areas and the belts. The rod belt may be produced with a rod division that differs from, and in particular is smaller than, the division of the fastening points on the belts. This is achieved by providing that at least one additional rod is fixedly connected to the at least one rod which is connected to the belts, and the at least one additional rod is free of contact with the belts.

Claims3

Dependent claims

Rod belt for rod belts conveyors for agricultural machinery, the rod belt having a running direction and including a top side, a bottom side, an inner side, and a neutral fiber between the top and bottom sides, the rod belt comprising:

a) rods arranged transversely with respect to the running direction and parallel to one another;
b) at least one of the rods has flattened and perforated end areas with which it rests on tensile stress-resistant, elastic, continuous belts which revolve in parallel to one another, and is connected by rivets or fastening elements which pass through the end areas and the belts;
c) at least one additional rod is fixedly connected to the at least one rod which is connected to the belts;
d) the at least one additional rod is free of contact with the belts;
e) a crossbar to which the at least one additional rod is fixedly connected is welded on both sides to the at least one rod which is connected to the belts;
and
f) the at least one additional rod which is free of contact with the belts is close to the inner side of the belt.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/916,224Filed 12 Jun 2013
Published: US 2014/0367229 A118 Dec 2014
Granted: 19 May 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

B65G 15/48
Belts or like endless load-carriers: metallic
A01D 17/10
Digging machines with sieving and conveying mechanisms: with smooth conveyor belts, lath bands or rake bands
B65G 15/52
Endless load-carriers consisting of a series of parallel ropes or belt strips: interconnected by transverse slats
A01D 2017/103
With smooth conveyor belts, lath bands or rake bands: constructional details of conveyor belts