Seamed belts having filled backside notches
US6381436B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/192
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Seamed belts, particularly puzzle-cut imageable seam intermediate transfer belts, that have large seam surface areas and puzzle-cut tabs that are resistant to lifting away from the seam. Belts include a substrate having a puzzle-cut first end and a puzzle-cut second end that are interlocked together to form a seam having a kerf. The first end includes a first step and the second end includes a second step. When the ends are interlocked the first step and the second step form a channel. An adhesive is disposed in the channel. The resulting channel beneficially continuously extends along the puzzle-cut seam. When the belt is an imageable seam intermediate transfer belt the substrate takes the form of a semiconductive substrate. Such imageable seam intermediate transfer belts find use in electrophotographic marking machines.
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