Edge-reinforced seamed belts
US6353724B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0119
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Seamed belts, in particular puzzle-cut imageable seam intermediate transfer belts and electrophotographic printing machines that use such transfer belts, that are resistant to unzipping. The seamed belts include a first substrate having a first end and a second end that mate to form a first seam that runs across the first substrate. Along at least one side edge of each end of the first substrate is a cut-out. With the first end and the second end mated to form the first seam the cut-outs align to form a larger cut-out. A second substrate is then fitted into the larger cut-out along a second seam. Beneficially, an adhesive is disposed over the first seam and the second seam. Imageable seam intermediate transfer belts have first and second substrates that are beneficially semiconductive and puzzle-cut seams.
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