CONVEYOR BELT MODULE WITH SKEWED DRIVE SURFACES

摘要

A conveyor belt module has a conveying surface and a drive surface having a skewed drive edge for engaging a sprocket tooth. The skewed drive edge is skewed relative to the conveying surface. The skewed drive edge is formed on an interior drive surface in a sprocket pocket and—or an exterior drive surface on a drive element. The skewed drive edge is parallel to a corresponding downwardly-angled drive shaft accommodating sprockets of increasing size for driving a radius conveyor belt formed of a plurality of conveyor belt modules with skewed drive edges.

主权项

1. A conveyor belt module comprising:
a wedge-shaped deck extending longitudinally in a direction of belt travel from a first longitudinal edge to a second longitudinal edge, wherein the second longitudinal al edge diverges from the first longitudinal edge, laterally from a first side edge to a second side edge and in thickness from a top conveying surface to an opposite bottom surface; a first set of hinge elements spaced apart across first gaps along the first longitudinal edge; a second set of hinge elements spaced apart across second gaps along the second longitudinal edge; a drive element formed between two of the first set of hinge elements, the drive element having an opening aligned with a hinge opening of the first set of hinge elements; a sprocket pocket formed below the deck between two of the second set of hinge elements; wherein the sprocket pocket includes an interior drive surface having a first skewed edge that is angled relative to the top conveying surface.