Patent ID: 6216853
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A toothed conveyor belt for conveying articles on an outer side thereof comprising a pair of interconnected link portions having:a flexible belt body, said flexible belt body having a flat outer side thereof and meshing teeth on an inner side thereof, said teeth having a tooth pitch for meshing with a toothed pulley;an elastically deformable steel belt embedded in said belt body and extending in the longitudinal direction of said belt body parallel to said flat outer side, said belt having a coating with a thickness between said steel belt and said flat outer side;said belt having bolt holes extending through said meshing teeth, said steel belt and said coating;each of said link portions comprising a terminal splice area corresponding in length to said tooth pitch in which there is no coating;a belt link piece corresponding in length to twice said tooth pitch and overlying the terminal splice areas of said pair of interconnected link portions;said link piece comprising an elastically deformable steel plate and having a thickness corresponding to the thickness of said coating, and having bolt holes in registry with said bolt holes extending through said meshing teeth and said steel belt in said terminal splice areas; andsaid link piece interconnecting said link portions by being fastened to said steel belt.