Combination of a conveyor belt and drive means, wherein the conveyor belt comprises a repeating interconnected arrangement of: - rods spaced apart in a longitudinal direction (L) and each extending in a lateral direction (D); - connecting links arranged on both ends of the rods , wherein each link comprises a nose section extending in lateral direction (D) and two legs arranged on either side of the nose section , the legs extending in longitudinal direction (L), wherein the nose section and the two legs provide a U-shaped structure, wherein laterally aligned first openings are arranged in each of the legs adjacent to the nose section for reception of a rod , wherein laterally aligned second openings are arranged in each of the legs adjacent the free ends of the legs , and wherein the first openings of a first link are aligned with the second openings of a second link with one of the rods received thereinto; wherein the conveyor belt comprises a first protrusion , which is arranged to the nose section of a link , wherein the first protrusion extends in a vertical direction (V) perpendicular to the longitudinal (L) and lateral direction (D); and wherein the drive means comprise at least one sprocket wheel , wherein the axle of the sprocket wheel is arranged parallel to the vertical direction (V), wherein the sprocket wheel is arranged below, seen in lateral direction (D), the rods of the conveyor belt, characterized in that the sprocket wheel is in engagement with the first protrusions of the links of the conveyor belt ; wherein the first protrusions are provided on the nose section , which coincides with the line along which the tension forces are transmitted by the interconnected links such that when the protrusions are driven by the sprocket wheel , the drive forces and the tension forces are applied in the same plane perpendicular to the rods , such that no torque is caused in the rods . - rods spaced apart in a longitudinal direction (L) and each extending in a lateral direction (D); - connecting links arranged on both ends of the rods , wherein each link comprises a nose section extending in lateral direction (D) and two legs arranged on either side of the nose section , the legs extending in longitudinal direction (L), wherein the nose section and the two legs provide a U-shaped structure, wherein laterally aligned first openings are arranged in each of the legs adjacent to the nose section for reception of a rod , wherein laterally aligned second openings are arranged in each of the legs adjacent the free ends of the legs , and wherein the first openings of a first link are aligned with the second openings of a second link with one of the rods received thereinto; wherein the conveyor belt comprises a first protrusion , which is arranged to the nose section of a link , wherein the first protrusion extends in a vertical direction (V) perpendicular to the longitudinal (L) and lateral direction (D); and wherein the drive means comprise at least one sprocket wheel , wherein the axle of the sprocket wheel is arranged parallel to the vertical direction (V), wherein the sprocket wheel is arranged below, seen in lateral direction (D), the rods of the conveyor belt, characterized in that the sprocket wheel is in engagement with the first protrusions of the links of the conveyor belt ; wherein the first protrusions are provided on the nose section , which coincides with the line along which the tension forces are transmitted by the interconnected links such that when the protrusions are driven by the sprocket wheel , the drive forces and the tension forces are applied in the same plane perpendicular to the rods , such that no torque is caused in the rods . <EOS>