Conveyor belt construction for a platen-type conveyor
US7575114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G15/64
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor belt construction includes a flexible conveyor belt defining inner and outer surfaces, and a series of clamp assemblies that are used to mount conveying members to the conveyor belt. One of the clamp members defines a convex engaging area that engages one of the surfaces of the conveyor belt, and the other of the clamp members defines a concave engaging area that engages the other surface of the conveyor belt. The clamp members are secured together and the belt is sandwiched between the concave and convex areas of the clamp members. The conveyor belt construction is engaged about a pair of rotatable members. The concave and convex areas of the clamp members take up a length of the conveyor belt, to tighten the conveyor belt onto the rotatable members without the use of a belt tensioner. The conveying members may be in the form of platens mounted to the outer clamp members.
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