CONVEYOR WITH TROUGHED LOW FRICTION, POSITIVE DRIVE BELT |
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申请号 | PCT/US2007061379 | 申请日 | 2007-01-31 | 公开(公告)号 | WO2007090154A3 | 公开(公告)日 | 2008-01-17 |
申请人 | THERMODRIVE LLC; HONEYCUTT JAMES; HATFIELD ALLEN; | 发明人 | HONEYCUTT JAMES; HATFIELD ALLEN; | ||||
摘要 | A conveyor comprises an endless thermoplastic belt (12) having a substantially flat surface on one side of the belt and a plurality of teeth (28) on the other side of the belt. The teeth are adapted to be driven without tension around a drive sprocket and an idler The conveyor further includes means to cause the belt to form a longitudinal trough between the drive sprocket and the idler to retain conveyed items on the belt. The means can comprise a discontinuity (42) in the teeth, shortened teeth, and/or guides that apply a force to the edges of the belt. | ||||||
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