Patent ID: 8397903

Claim:
A modular belt conveyor ( 12 ), in particular curving or helical conveyor, including a number of mutually interconnected modular belt conveyor links ( 14 ) that together form a common curving or helical conveyor with an inner and outer belt edge, respectively, of which at least one belt edge, preferably the inner belt edge, interacts by inter-spaced, preferably vertical curve guides, characterised in that at the belt edge or edges interacting with the curve guide, each of the belt conveyor links ( 14 ) are either provided with an edge reinforcement or are fitted with an edge element ( 20 ), respectively, such that the edge reinforcements or edge elements at the front and rear outer sides are designed with projecting parts, said parts project in the intended travelling direction and/or in the opposite direction of the intended travelling direction of the modular conveyor, such that the projecting parts project in under and across, respectively, complementary projecting parts of corresponding edge reinforcements or edge elements mounted on adjacent belt conveyor links, such that together with the corresponding adjacent belt conveyor link ( 14 ) a substantially closed guide surface ( 34 ) at the belt edge in question is formed.