High-speed conveyor belt comprising woven fabric and apparatus employing same

A conveyor belt comprising woven fabric having at least one weft yarn and at least one warp yarn;

• the at least one weft yarn being in a direction perpendicular to a conveying direction of the belt and being formed from a single weft yarn type;
• the at least one warp yarn being in the conveying direction of the belt and being formed from at least two warp yarn types;
• the at least two warp yarn types including a first warp yarn type which makes up a low-density weave pattern and a second warp yarn type which makes up a high-density weave pattern;
• wherein a low-density region and a high-density region are formed in alternating fashion in the width direction of the belt from this one type of weft yarn and these two types of warp yarn;
• the low-density region is formed from a lattice-like mesh having a pattern made in at least one species selected from among the group consisting of plain weave and twill weave;
• the high-density region is formed from a pattern made in satin weave;
• the respective regions are of prescribed widths and form a woven fabric comprising stripes;
• at least a portion of the high-density region is arranged at a belt side end;
• and
• the conveyor belt is an endless belt.