WO1998033728A2 - Belt with training ribs to facilitate the selfadaptation to the conveyor system - Google Patents
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- WO1998033728A2 WO1998033728A2 PCT/US1998/001427 US9801427W WO9833728A2 WO 1998033728 A2 WO1998033728 A2 WO 1998033728A2 US 9801427 W US9801427 W US 9801427W WO 9833728 A2 WO9833728 A2 WO 9833728A2
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G15/00—Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration
- B65G15/60—Arrangements for supporting or guiding belts, e.g. by fluid jets
- B65G15/64—Arrangements for supporting or guiding belts, e.g. by fluid jets for automatically maintaining the position of the belts
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G15/00—Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration
- B65G15/30—Belts or like endless load-carriers
- B65G15/32—Belts or like endless load-carriers made of rubber or plastics
- B65G15/42—Belts or like endless load-carriers made of rubber or plastics having ribs, ridges, or other surface projections
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G15/00—Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration
- B65G15/30—Belts or like endless load-carriers
- B65G15/56—Belts or like endless load-carriers with edge-protecting or reinforcing means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
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- the invention relates in general to belts used on conveyor systems, and more specifically to a belt having ribs to reduce the surface area of the belt contacting the rollers of a conveyor system during a training period.
- New belts installed in conveyor systems typically require a breaking-in or training period before they operate efficiently within the system.
- a new belt tends to aggressively adhere to the rollers of the conveyor system producing lateral coplanar forces.
- mechanical tracking aids used to train and track the belt cannot adequately compensate for these forces resulting in potential damage to the belt and/or conveyor system.
- the present invention in a broad aspect addresses the problems and shortcomings mentioned above. More specifically, the invention comprises a belt with a body having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a first set of longitudinal ribs disposed on the inner surface of the belt. Normal frictional wear between the ribs and the rollers in a conveyor system results in the eventual diminishing of the height of the ribs with respect to the body, leaving the inner surface of the body of the belt essentially in full contact with the rollers of the conveyor system.
- the belt includes a second set of ribs disposed on the outer surface of the belt. These height of these ribs also diminishes with respect to the body leaving the outer surface of the body of the belt essentially in full contact with the rollers of the conveyor system.
- the sets of ribs may comprise two ribs running along the edges of the belt. A wider belt may require additional ribs located between the two edge ribs.
- the belt may be used in a system of rollers and training guides.
- the training guides function to maintain the alignment of the belt with respect to the rollers.
- Figures la through Id are pictorial views of belts of the invention.
- Figure 2a is a top view of a portion of a conveyor system showing a roller, belt, and a training guide.
- Figure 2b is a cross-section of Figure 2a taken along line AA.
- Figure 3a and 3b are end views of a conveyor system before and after belt training.
- Figure 4 is a side view of a system of rollers, showing a possible belt path.
- Figures 5a through 5c are pictorial views of alternate rib designs for belts of the invention.
- the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the terminology and phraseology employed herein is for purpose of description and illustration and should not be regarded as limiting.
- Like reference numerals are used to indicate like components.
- FIG. la a belt 10 is shown.
- a pair of longitudinal inner ribs 12, 14 are shown on the inner surface 16 of the belt body 18 located near the edges 20, 22 of the belt.
- a third inner rib 23 is located on the inner surface 16 intermediate the two inner ribs 12, 14.
- FIG. lc shows a belt similar to that of FIG. la including an additional set of outer ribs 24, 26 disposed on the outer surface 28 of the belt body 18 near the edges 20, 22.
- FIG. Id shows a belt similar to that of FIG. lb including outer ribs 24, 26 and a third outer rib 30 intermediate the two outer ribs 24, 26.
- New belts installed in conveyor systems typically require a breaking-in or training period before they operate efficiently within the system.
- a new belt tends to aggressively adhere to the rollers of the conveyor system producing lateral coplanar forces.
- mechanical tracking aids that are used to train and track such belts cannot adequately compensate for these forces resulting in the potential for damage to the belt and/or the conveyor system.
- FIGS. 2a, 2b, 3a, and 3b The belt of FIG. lc will be used for illustration.
- FIG. 2a and FIG. 2b show a portion of a conveyor system 31 comprising a roller 32 and a training guide 34.
- the belt 10 passes over the roller 32.
- the training guide 34 maintains the position of the belt 10 with respect to the roller 32.
- the ribs 12, 14 contact the roller surface 36. Because the ribs extend above the inner surface 16, a portion of the belt body 18 does not contact the roller surface 36. In effect, the surface area of the belt 10 that contacts the roller surface 36 is reduced as compared to a belt without ribs.
- FIG. 3a shows a side view of a belt 10 passing over a roller 32.
- the ribs 12, 14 contact the roller surface 36.
- training guide 34 is not illustrated.
- the ribs 12, 14 may be made of the same material as the belt.
- the ribs 12, 14 may be made of a material that has a lesser resistance to wear as compared to the body 18 of the belt. In either case, the height of the ribs 12, 14 will be gradually diminished due to normal frictional wear such that, for practical purposes, the inner surface 16 of the belt is in contact with the roller surface 36 as shown in FIG. 3b.
- the belt body 18 is a conveyor or round hay baler belt made from a multiplied carcass of thermoplastic with fabric reinforcement (e.g. nylon, polyester, or the like) and a synthetic rubber cover.
- the ribs 12, 14 are made of a similar rubber compound as the covering rubber, or if increased wear is necessary, a bondable, yet different compound may be used.
- the body 18 may comprise a base polymer such as urethane and the ribs 12, 14 may be made from a base of ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM) having a lower resistance to wear.
- EPDM ethylene-propylene diene monomer
- synthetic rubber such as styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) can have a reduced abrasion resistance due to compounding. Extending the SBR compound with processing oil or reducing the amount of SBR polymer in the recipe can each reduce the abrasion resistance.
- the ribs 12, 14 may be formed as an integral part of the body 18 of the belt by applying pressure to force the covering material into a mold and heating the material in a vulcanizing process.
- the time period required to essentially wear away the ribs 12, 14 is preferably greater than the time period required to train the belt 10 on the conveyor system 31.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of portion of a conveyor system 31 having a plurality of rollers 32. Due to the serpentine nature of the conveyor system 31, both the inner surface 16 and the outer surface 28 interface with the rollers 32. Accordingly, ribs 12, 14 are present on the inner surface 16 and ribs 24, 26 are present on the outer surface 28.
- the training process of the belt 10 is essentially the same as the training process described above. Over time, the height of the ribs 12, 14, 24, 26 will diminish due to normal frictional wear, eventually leaving the inner surface 16 and the outer surface 28 in contact with the rollers 32.
- FIG. 5a through FIG. 5c show examples of alternate rib shape embodiments of the invention.
- the shape of the ribs 12, 24 shown in FIG. 5a is generally rectangular.
- FIG. 5b shows ribs 12, 24 having alternating ridges 38 and corresponding channels 40 running the longitudinal length of the rib.
- FIG. 5c shows ribs 12, 24 generally following a longitudinal path along the length of the belt 10. Along that longitudinal path, the ribs 12, 24 follow a wavy pattern.
- wavy is defined as a path comprising alternating lateral divergences from the generally longitudinal path.
- a curved, wavy pattern is shown, but other divergent paths, for example a zigzag path, are contemplated and within the scope of the term wavy.
- the belts 10 having two ribs in each set are preferably used in applications where the belt 10 is less that about 16 inches in width. In cases where the width of the belt 10 is greater than about 16 inches additional ribs are preferred.
- the belts 10 shown in FIG. lb and FIG. lc are examples of such belts.
- One or more ribs 23, 30 placed in positions intermediate the ribs 12, 14, 24, 26 near the edges 20, 22 are contemplated depending on the width of the belt.
- each of the ribs 12, 14, 23, 26, 26, 30 is about 0.025 inches above the respective inner surface 16 or outer surface 28.
- the width of each of the ribs 12, 14, 23, 26, 26, 30 is about 0.05 to 0.1 times the width of the belt 10 in preferred embodiments.
- Other rib heights and widths are contemplated depending on the design requirements of the particular conveyor system.
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AU59309/98A AU5930998A (en) | 1997-02-04 | 1998-01-26 | Belt with training ribs to facilitate the selfadaptation to the conveyor system |
EP98902717A EP0920395A2 (en) | 1997-02-04 | 1998-01-26 | Belt with training ribs to facilitate the selfadaptation to the conveyor system |
NO984626A NO984626L (en) | 1997-02-04 | 1998-10-02 | Belt with drill ribs to facilitate self-adjustment to the conveyor system |
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US4109784A (en) * | 1976-01-24 | 1978-08-29 | Karl Hartmann | Conveyor belt with corrugated sidewalls |
US4899872A (en) * | 1988-03-24 | 1990-02-13 | Honda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | Anti-weaving conveyor belt |
US4998325A (en) * | 1988-08-16 | 1991-03-12 | Rieter Machine Works, Ltd. | Card having a transverse conveyor with a trapezoidally cross-sectioned shoulder, for conveying a web laterally away from the card |
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- 1998-01-26 CA CA 2251005 patent/CA2251005A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-01-26 AU AU59309/98A patent/AU5930998A/en not_active Abandoned
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US4109784A (en) * | 1976-01-24 | 1978-08-29 | Karl Hartmann | Conveyor belt with corrugated sidewalls |
US4899872A (en) * | 1988-03-24 | 1990-02-13 | Honda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | Anti-weaving conveyor belt |
US4998325A (en) * | 1988-08-16 | 1991-03-12 | Rieter Machine Works, Ltd. | Card having a transverse conveyor with a trapezoidally cross-sectioned shoulder, for conveying a web laterally away from the card |
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WO2009003301A1 (en) * | 2007-06-29 | 2009-01-08 | Habasit Ag | Continuous transporting belt |
US8276747B2 (en) | 2007-06-29 | 2012-10-02 | Habasit Ag | Module for a modular belt and a driving sprocket for easy cleaning |
US8544637B2 (en) | 2007-07-10 | 2013-10-01 | Habasit Ag | Continuous conveyor belt |
CN105366273A (en) * | 2015-11-17 | 2016-03-02 | 成都聚智工业设计有限公司 | Logistics conveyor belt |
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