CONVEYOR BELT CONSTRUCTION

A conveyor belt that is comprised by a body of elastomeric material with a reinforcing means disposed within the body to provide the belt with suitable transverse stiffness while maintaining longitudinal flexibility. The body comprises a core and top and bottom cover layers on opposed sides of the c...

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Main Authors JOHNSON, WILLIAM, VANCE, DOUGLAS J. B
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 21.06.1994
Edition5
Subjects
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A conveyor belt that is comprised by a body of elastomeric material with a reinforcing means disposed within the body to provide the belt with suitable transverse stiffness while maintaining longitudinal flexibility. The body comprises a core and top and bottom cover layers on opposed sides of the core. The reinforcement comprises a plurality of stiff elongated reinforcing elements incorporating in the body which extend transversely across the belt and which terminate inwardly of the longitudinal ends thereof. The reinforcing elements are spaced apart along the belt and an arrangement is provided for resisting transverse shrinkage of the elastomeric body.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19912034154