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Modular conveyor belt with hook hinges

US11745949B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2020
Grant dateSep 5, 2023
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G17/083
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Conveyor belt modules having rodless hook hinges and modular conveyor belts constructed of those modules. Hooks on opposite ends of belt modules hook into complementary hooks on adjacent modules to interconnect the modules at hinge joints into an endless belt. The geometry of the modules enables them to be manufactured by extrusion.

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