EP4348076A1 - Verfahren zum spleissen eines riemens in einem verbindungsbereich - Google Patents
Verfahren zum spleissen eines riemens in einem verbindungsbereichInfo
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- EP4348076A1 EP4348076A1 EP22716333.4A EP22716333A EP4348076A1 EP 4348076 A1 EP4348076 A1 EP 4348076A1 EP 22716333 A EP22716333 A EP 22716333A EP 4348076 A1 EP4348076 A1 EP 4348076A1
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- Prior art keywords
- belt
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- connection area
- elastomeric
- base plate
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16G—BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
- F16G3/00—Belt fastenings, e.g. for conveyor belts
- F16G3/10—Joining belts by sewing, sticking, vulcanising, or the like; Constructional adaptations of the belt ends for this purpose
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method for splicing a belt in a joint area according to patent claim 1 and a belt produced by such a method according to patent claim 10.
- Endless closed belts or belts have long been known in various technical fields.
- Such belts or belts can be used as drive belts, conveyor belts and the like.
- belts or belts can already be produced in an endlessly closed manner, but this is not possible for every application.
- the straps or belts are made open and, for example, closed endlessly at the application site by connecting the two open ends to one another.
- Correspondingly long belts or belts can also consist of belt segments or belt segments, which are connected to one another at the point of use, for example, and then closed endlessly.
- Such applications of conveyor belts can be, in particular, conveyor belt systems for transporting loose bulk goods and the like, for example in mining.
- Such belts or belts usually have an elastically deformable base body, which can consist essentially, for example, of an elastomeric material, such as vulcanized caoutchouc, also known as rubber.
- an elastically deformable base body which can consist essentially, for example, of an elastomeric material, such as vulcanized caoutchouc, also known as rubber.
- at least one tension member is usually embedded in the material of the Body embedded.
- a flat textile material such as a fabric
- steel cable conveyor belts are known in which a plurality of steel cables running parallel to one another are embedded in the base body as tension members.
- Such tension carriers serve to transmit tensile forces in the longitudinal direction of the belt or belt, which corresponds to the running direction of the belt or belt.
- the tension member can also be endlessly closed.
- DE 60308612 T2 describes a method for splicing a conveyor belt having vulcanized rubber with steel strands embedded in the vulcanized rubber, comprising the steps of exposing a plurality of strands at two belt ends and applying a vulcanizable rubber composition to the exposed strands to form a splice to form between the two band ends.
- Said step of attaching a vulcanizable rubber composition to said strands comprises the steps of providing two arrays of uncured strips of said vulcanizable rubber composition, each strip of rubber having a preformed cross-sectional profile, an array of strips being an array of lower strips containing a plurality of substantially parallel strand receiving grooves located on a first side or a second side of the strips, the other arrangement of strips is an arrangement of upper strips, and placing the exposed strands of the belt ends which are connected in the grooves of one arrangement of lower strips, further placing the arrangement of upper strips overlying the arrangement of lower strips and des Further vulcanizing the strips to each other and to strands, thereby forming the splice.
- EP 2461 068 A2 describes a method for producing a conveyor belt for a belt conveyor system, which consists of rubber or a rubber-like plastic material and which is formed with steel cables reinforcing it, the individual sections of the conveyor belt being connected to one another by vulcanization of rubber or rubber-like plastic material .
- the mutually corresponding steel cables of the two successive sections of the conveyor belt are spliced together, at least in majority, wherein preferably all steel cables that continue one another are spliced together.
- DE 3900911 A1 describes a method for producing a steel cable belt connection or for repairing a steel cable belt, the belt having rubber cover plates with steel cables embedded in rubber in between, the cover plates being leathered from the end regions of the belts to be connected, the steel cables being cut free, processed and cut to length. then the steel cords are placed on a lower cover plate with STZ rubber strips in between, an upper cover plate is applied and the joint or repair area between heating plates is heated under pressure.
- the steel cables are inserted between parallel bars made of vulcanizable rubber in core quality STZ formed on an intermediate plate made of vulcanizable rubber in core quality STZ and this intermediate plate is vulcanized lying between the cover plates by means of the heating plates.
- DE 102014220851 A1 describes a method for connecting two ends of a conveyor belt having traction means, comprising the steps: exposing the traction means at the ends of the conveyor belt along a connection area of the conveyor belt; Providing and arranging a, in particular at least partially unvulcanized, cover plate on the running side and a cover plate on the carrying side of the conveyor belt along the connection area; providing at least one conveyor belt connection profile; arranging the traction means and conveyor belt splice between the cover plates, wherein the traction means are arranged substantially parallel to each other and alternately with the conveyor belt splice in between; and vulcanizing the connection area.
- connection means are also required, which must have areas or zones without tension members or without steel cables, through which later mounting holes are to be made perpendicular to the surface of the belt and through which connecting means such as bolts or screws are to be guided to the outside of the belt to attach other components.
- the belt is manufactured and spliced as before, the spaces between the steel cords, which are intended to form a steel cord free zone of the splice area, being filled with the elastomeric material.
- the vulcanization takes place as previously described.
- a continuous opening is made in the steel cable-free zone of the connection area of the vulcanized belt, through which the connection means can be guided in order to be able to screw the attachments to the belt.
- the disadvantage here is that hitherto the distance between the reinforcement members, in particular in the transverse direction, is only produced by the elastomeric material placed there, for example as raw rubber strips. This can lead to shifts in the steel cables, which after vulcanization are partly or completely located in the zone of the connection area that is actually free of reinforcements. These shifts can Errors occur when laying the connection diagram of the reinforcements and the unvulcanized rubber strips, so that the reinforcements are already in the area of the connection area that is actually free of reinforcements before vulcanization. Flow processes of the elastomeric material can also occur during vulcanization, as a result of which the reinforcements are shifted into the zone of the connection area that is actually free of reinforcements.
- the reinforcement members can at least be damaged or even completely severed, which can weaken both the static and the dynamic strength of the connection. This can also expose the reinforcement members from the elastomeric material and thereby make them accessible to moisture, which can lead to corrosion and weaken the connection during the course of the belt's operation.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method for splicing a belt in a connection area of the type described above, so that a vertical through-opening can be provided in a weaker zone of the connection area without having the disadvantages described above.
- displacement and/or damage to the reinforcements should be avoided.
- an alternative to known methods of this type should be created.
- the present invention relates to a method for splicing a belt in a connection area, the belt having a plurality of reinforcements which extend in the longitudinal direction and are at least essentially embedded in an elastomeric base body, the belt having a first open end with a Having a plurality of exposed ends of reinforcement members and a second open end with a plurality of exposed ends of reinforcement members, the method comprising at least the steps of:
- the open ends can be the open ends of a common belt or belt section, so that the belt can be closed endlessly, but also the open ends of two separate belt sections, which are connected to one another in this way.
- the reinforcements can in particular be steel cables.
- the retention body can in principle have any material or consist of any material, provided that a vertical passage opening can be created between the two outer sides of the connection region of the belt in the method according to the invention by means of the retention body after removal of the retention body.
- the free-retaining body can preferably be formed from an incompressible material which cannot be deformed, at least by the elastomeric material of the connection area and by the reinforcement members.
- the free-retaining body can have any shape or contour in cross section, for example circular, triangular, rectangular and the like.
- a circular, i.e. a cylindrical, free-retaining body can be particularly suitable.
- the free-retaining body can be arranged in a fixed manner, in particular with respect to the environment of the method, in order to assume a defined position with respect to the belt to be connected.
- the multiple freeing bodies can be designed to be the same or different, in particular with regard to their material, their shape, their vertical extent, their surface properties and the like.
- a defined volume within the connection area can be kept free by means of the free-keeping body of the connection between the two open ends of the belt is not filled by the elastomeric filling material.
- the reinforcements cannot push themselves into that section of the zone of the connection area which is free of reinforcements and which is occupied by the free-retaining body.
- the subsequent drilling of a vertical passage opening which has the disadvantages and risks described above, can be dispensed with.
- the positioning accuracy of the vertical through-opening to be created can also be increased, since this can be specified in a defined manner by the positioning of the free-retaining body, which in particular can be arranged fixed relative to the environment for this purpose. If several free-retaining bodies are used together, they can in particular be positioned in a defined fixed manner with respect to one another.
- the method has at least the further step:
- This additional step can take place in particular after, preferably immediately after, the provision of the at least one retaining body in the at least one zone of the connection area free of reinforcement members or after the provision of the elastomeric base plate.
- the scope for designing the design of the connection area or its vertical through-opening can be increased further as a result.
- the inner edge of the vertical through-opening to be created can be formed in a targeted manner in this way, in that the additional element is formed in this way in terms of material and/or contour or shape and then arranged around the free-retaining body.
- elastomeric or thermoplastic materials or metallic materials can be used.
- the additional element can be designed as a closed ring as a sleeve.
- this can prevent the reinforcement members from being positioned or pressed in the transverse direction right up to directly touching the retention body and thereby being exposed after the removal of the retention body in relation to the vertical through-opening to be created.
- a predetermined thickness of elastomeric material can be provided between the reinforcements and the vertical through-opening to be created in order to delimit the reinforcements from the environment. This can help prevent corrosion at this point, for example.
- the additional element has an unvulcanized material, preferably consists of this. In this way, the properties described above can be implemented using an unvulcanized material.
- the additional element has a vulcanized material, preferably consists of this.
- a vulcanized material preferably consists of this.
- the additional element has a metallic material, preferably consists of it.
- a metallic material preferably consists of it.
- steel but also brass can be used.
- the properties described above can be implemented in this way by means of a metallic material.
- the additional element has an unvulcanized material, preferably consists of this, in which a metallic element is embedded.
- the corresponding material properties can be combined with one another. In this way, in particular, the connection of the internal metallic element of the additional element to the filling material of the connection area can be improved.
- the additional element has a vulcanized material, preferably consists of this, in which a metallic element is embedded.
- a vulcanized material preferably consists of this, in which a metallic element is embedded.
- the additional element extends in the vertical direction at least between the elastomeric base plate and the elastomeric cover plate.
- the properties and advantages described above can be achieved at least within this layer of the connection area. If the additional element extends only between the two outer plates, these can be used there, apart from the vertical through-opening to be made, for example, by drilling, as previously known.
- the additional element also extends in the vertical direction through the elastomeric base plate and/or through the elastomeric cover plate.
- the additional element also extends in the vertical direction through the elastomeric base plate and/or through the elastomeric cover plate.
- the present invention also relates to a belt, preferably produced by a method as described above, with a plurality of reinforcements, which extend in the longitudinal direction and at least in the Essentially embedded in an elastomeric base body, with the open ends of the reinforcements being connected to one another in a connection area by splicing between an elastomeric base plate and an elastomeric cover plate, with the connection area having at least one reinforcement-free zone with at least one vertical through-opening, which can be removed by removing a free-retaining body is trained.
- a belt can be made available which can have the properties and advantages set out with reference to the method described.
- the belt can have been produced for this purpose as described above.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of a vulcanization press with free-keeping bodies according to a first exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 2 shows the representation of Fig. 1 with belt and exposed
- FIG. 3 shows the representation of FIG. 2 with belt and closed
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic plan view of a manufactured belt according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic plan view of an elastomeric base plate of a connection area with free-keeping bodies according to a second exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 6 shows the representation of Fig. 5 with belt and exposed
- the above figures are described in Cartesian coordinates with a longitudinal direction X, a transverse direction Y perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X and a vertical direction (not shown) perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction X and the transverse direction Y.
- the longitudinal direction X can also be referred to as depth X
- the transverse direction Y as width Y
- the vertical direction as height.
- the longitudinal direction X and the transverse direction Y together form the horizontal, X, Y, which can also be referred to as the horizontal plane X, Y.
- the longitudinal direction X, the transverse direction Y and the vertical direction Z can also be collectively referred to as spatial directions X, Y or as Cartesian spatial directions X, Y.
- a positioning part 5 is arranged on a heating plate 40 or on a heating surface 40 of a vulcanization press 4, see FIG vertical direction is flat as a sheet metal.
- two cylindrical free-retaining bodies 51 are arranged fixedly as pins 51 and spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction Y.
- the positioning part 5 consists of metal and the two free-retaining bodies 51 are welded onto the base plate 50 .
- the length of the elastomeric base plate 30 corresponds to the length of the connection area 3 in the longitudinal direction X.
- a spliced connection between the open ends of the reinforcements 12, 22 of the two open ends 1a, 2a of the two belt segments 1, 2 is now arranged on the elastomeric base plate 30 by the open ends of the reinforcements 12, 22 lying opposite one another in the longitudinal direction X and thereby Form splices 33 in the longitudinal direction X between each other.
- the splices 33 of the immediately adjacent reinforcements 12, 22 are offset from one another in the longitudinal direction X, see FIG . Instead, zones 32 of the connection area 3 that are free of reinforcing members are created here.
- the gaps in the spliced connection are now filled with an elastomeric filling material 31, which corresponds to the elastomeric material of the two belt segments 1, 2, on the elastomeric base plate 30. Due to the presence of the two retaining bodies 51, this filling only takes place outside of the zones 32 of the connection area that are free of reinforcements 3 can be done. Then an elastomeric cover plate 34, which in turn has vertical through openings (not numbered) where the freeing bodies 51 are arranged, is placed in the vertical direction from above onto the connection area 3, thereby closing it off, see Fig. 3. The elastomeric cover plate 34 ends flush with a top side 11 of the first belt segment 1 and with a top side 21 of the second belt segment 2 in the vertical direction.
- the joint portion 3 is then sealed from above in the vertical direction by another upper heating plate (not shown) and then vulcanized.
- the closed belt 1, 2, 3 can be removed from the vulcanization press 4, whereby the free-retaining body 51 from the vulcanized connection area 3 are removed and release a cylindrical vertical passage opening 35 there as vertical holes 35, see FIG.
- an additional element 36 which can be, for example, an unvulcanized elastomeric sleeve 36, is arranged around the free-retaining body 51 in each case.
- connection area 3 30 elastomeric base plate of connection area 3
- connection area 3 31 elastomeric filling material of the connection area 3
- connection area 3 35 vertical through openings or vertical holes of the connection area 3
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE102021205562.1A DE102021205562A1 (de) | 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-01 | Verfahren zum Spleißen eines Riemens in einem Verbindungsbereich |
| PCT/DE2022/200061 WO2022253387A1 (de) | 2021-06-01 | 2022-04-04 | Verfahren zum spleissen eines riemens in einem verbindungsbereich |
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| EP4348076A1 true EP4348076A1 (de) | 2024-04-10 |
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| EP22716333.4A Pending EP4348076A1 (de) | 2021-06-01 | 2022-04-04 | Verfahren zum spleissen eines riemens in einem verbindungsbereich |
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| EP (1) | EP4348076A1 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE102021205562A1 (de) |
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| GB1394986A (en) * | 1971-06-02 | 1975-05-21 | Dunlop Ltd | Conveyor belts |
| DE3900911A1 (de) | 1988-12-09 | 1989-11-30 | Stahlgruber Gruber & Co Otto | Verfahren und vorrichtung zur ausbildung einer stahlseilgurtverbindung |
| DE10062732B4 (de) * | 2000-12-15 | 2004-01-29 | Depreux Systems | Riemenverbinder |
| US6749708B2 (en) | 2002-08-22 | 2004-06-15 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber | Method for splicing a conveyor belt |
| FR2867764B1 (fr) * | 2004-03-18 | 2006-06-09 | Aser Sarl | Elements de jonction incorpores a des extremites de bande transporteuse |
| EP2461068A3 (de) | 2010-12-01 | 2013-01-30 | Innova Patent GmbH | Förderband für eine Bandförderanlage und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung |
| DE102011116633A1 (de) * | 2011-10-20 | 2013-04-25 | Arnold Jäger Holding GmbH | Riemen als Zugmittel für Förderbänder landwirtschaftlicher Maschinen |
| DE102014220851A1 (de) | 2014-10-15 | 2016-04-21 | Contitech Transportbandsysteme Gmbh | Fördergurtverbindungsprofil |
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