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Device for continuously monitoring the junction of a conveyor belt

US6291991A · kind A · utility

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31Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 2000
Grant dateSep 18, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 11, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2203/044
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for continuously monitoring the junction of a conveyor belt which is made of rubber or a rubber-type plastic material and which comprises supports inserted therein for reinforcing the same. In an advantageous embodiment, the device essentially comprises the following constituent members for the junction area: mainly four reference marks, two addresses as well as four detection heads, the heads being located above the carrier surface of the conveyor belt. This invention further relates to other advantageous embodiments of this device.

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