Patent ID: 7249673

Claim:
A belt band conveyor, comprising: an endless transport belt that is guided over deflection rollers; a guide element that projects beyond a belt plane and is attached to said transport belt, said guide element being separately formed from the transport belt before being attached to the transport belt, and which runs along with the transport belt as the transport belt circulates, said guide element having guide surfaces which extend in a transport direction of the transport belt; rotatable guide rollers having running surfaces that are inclined relative to the belt plane, said running surfaces rolling off on said guide surfaces of said guide element as the transport belt circulates, so that transverse forces that occur crosswise to the transport direction of the transport belt can be compensated; and a plurality of separate clamping shoes attached along the transport belt in the transport direction, each clamping shoe having an attachment profile attached to the transport belt, and having a spring-elastic clamping element connected with said profile, wherein the guide element comprises an elastic or flexible guide strip that extends substantially without interruption over an entire length of the transport belt in the transport direction, said strip being clamped by the clamping element in place relative to the attachment profile.