CONVEYOR BELT AND BELT CONSTITUENT MEMBERS

摘要

A conveyor belt (11) is formed by coupling multiple chain links 15 aligned in a conveyance direction X. The chain link (15) is provided with multiple recess parts (15a) and first hinge parts (21) protruding in the conveyance direction X from positions between which each of the recess parts (15a) is placed. If some object hits on an outer end of the conveyor belt (11) to apply force to the first hinge part (21), a section including the first hinge part (21) and a bulging part (30) pivots about a fulcrum at an outer base end of the first hinge part (21) to deform this section. In this invention, a point of action where force acts on the conveyor belt (11) and the center of pivotal motion of the first hinge part (21) and the bulging part (30) are determined to be spaced by a relatively short distance.

主权项

1. A conveyor belt comprising a belt part and a unit member, the belt part including multiple belt components, wherein
the belt part is formed by coupling adjacent belt components through a hinge part in a manner that allows the adjacent belt components to pivot freely, each of the belt components is provided with a recess part having an opening pointed in a short-side direction of the belt, the unit member is attached to the recess part of each of the belt components, the hinge part includes multiple first hinge parts and multiple second hinge parts, the first hinge parts protruding from positions between which recess parts of each of the belt components are placed, the second hinge parts protruding toward a side opposite the first hinge parts, a belt component among the multiple belt components placed at an end portion of the belt part in a width direction has an end portion provided with a bulging part that protrudes in the width direction, the bulging part has a restricting part that protrudes in the same direction as the first hinge parts or the second hinge parts, and the restricting part faces an end portion of a belt component in the width direction adjacent to the bulging part.