Rod belt for a rod belt conveyor for agricultural machinery

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

• a) rods which are straight over their entire length, have respective longitudinal axes, and are arranged transversely with respect to the running direction and parallel to one another, and which at their ends are each connected to a respective one-piece fastening piece which has a flattened and perforated support area with which the fastening piece rests on tensile stress-resistant, elastic, continuous belts extending in parallel and is connected by rivets which pass through the support area and the belts;
• b) the support area defines a plane and is formed in one piece with a fastening area for the rod ends;
• c) the respective fastening pieces are designed as bends having the fastening area which, in relation to the installed position, is bent from the plane of the support area toward the bottom side of the belt and is situated parallel to the inner side of the belt, and the fastening pieces being produced as one-piece stamped-bent parts or cast parts;
• d) the fastening area is flat and is designed as a strip which is situated parallel to the inner side of the belt and which has at least two fastening points for the rod ends at a distance from a provided rod division;
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• e) the rods being connected to the fastening areas so that the longitudinal axes of the rods are situated in the plane of the neutral fiber of the rod belt, thus reducing the stress on the belts from torques and forces acting on the rods.