Conveyor belt with reinforcing block
US10815061B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/046
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor belt assembly includes an elastomer sheet, transversely spaced apart, longitudinally extending cords, and longitudinally spaced apart, transversely extending reinforcing blocks. The sheet has a top cover, and a bottom cover, and defines mutually longitudinal and transverse directions in the plane of the sheet. The cords and the blocks are embedded in the sheet between the top cover and the bottom cover. Each block encapsulates each of the cords in a transverse cross-section of the block. A method for making the conveyor belt assembly includes placing separate first and second portions of each block in abutting relationship with each other and around the cord, placing an uncured elastomer for forming the sheet around the cords and the block, and curing the elastomer for forming the sheet to form the sheet.
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