MODULAR CONVEYOR BELT WITH NON-CIRCULAR HINGE PIN

• Main Authors: GREVE, CHRISTOPHER, G, GUNDLACH, JAMES, O, LAPEYRE, ROBERT, S
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 12.04.2006
• Subjects: BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVINGPURPOSES; BLASTING; CHAINS; CONVEYING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; STORING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

A modular conveyor belt forming a hinge between consecutive belt rows ( 14 A-C) hingedly connected by a noncircular hinge pin ( 34 ). Hinge eyes ( 28 ) along the forward and rearward ends of each row ( 14 A-C) of belt modules include aligned openings for the hinge pins ( 34 ). The belt rows ( 14 A-C...