FASTENING SYSTEM FOR A CONVEYOR BELT

• Main Authors: KEVIN W. GUERNSEY, TERRAL A. RIDGELL, JOHN H. KUCHLER JR, MICHAEL V. PIEHLER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 01.08.2014
• 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 fastening system for joining two ends of a conveyor belt (200) segment includes an inhibiting surface (252) for controlling movement of the ends relative to each other. The inhibiting surface is offset from an inner surface of a conveyor belt segment employing the fastening system and engages a surface of a corresponding conveyor belt segment to reduce tenting of the conveyor belt segment ends. Un sistema de atado para unir dos extremos de un segmento de una cinta transportadora (200) incluye una superficie limitante (252) para controlar el desplazamiento relativo de los extremos, uno respecto al otro. La superficie limitante se desvía de una superficie interior de un segmento de la cinta transportadora utilizando el sistema de atado y engrana con una superficie de un segmento de la cinta transportadora correspondiente para reducir el abultamiento de los extremos del segmento de la cinta transportadora.