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US 9,447,843 B2Granted
Belt or belt segment having an open end and attachment device therefor
AssigneeContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
InventorsMichael Moeschen-Siekmann, Achim Huels
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Abstract
A belt or belt segment defines a longitudinal direction and includes a plurality of steel ropes arranged to be essentially mutually in parallel and to extend essentially in the longitudinal direction. The belt or belt segment has at least one open end whereat the steel ropes have respective rope segments extending outwardly therefrom. An attachment device is disposed at the open end and is attached to at least a portion of the rope segments via clamping.
Claims5
A belt assembly comprising:
- a belt made of elastomeric material and defining a longitudinal direction;
- said belt having a plurality of steel ropes embedded in said elastomeric material and being arranged mutually in parallel in said belt and extending essentially in said longitudinal direction;
- said belt having a longitudinal end face and said steel ropes having respective end segments extending from said belt at said end face in said longitudinal direction;
- an attachment device including a first portion and a second portion;
- said first portion having a connection element configured to coact with a corresponding connecting element;
- said second portion being a clamping unit having a plurality of openings formed therein for accommodating corresponding ones of said end segments therein;
- and,
- said end segments being frictionally clamped in said openings so as to tightly connect said attachment device to said belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.