WOVEN WIRE CONVEYOR BELT AND A METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME

摘要

A woven wire conveyor belt having a plurality of spiral wires and a plurality of connecting wires operably associated with the plurality of spiral wires to form a conveying surface with a plurality of openings formed therein. Each of the plurality of spiral wires has a first side wall and a second side wall that are substantially flat. The connecting wires can be crimped or straight wires. The spiral wires can be left spiral wires, right spiral wires or a combination of left and right spiral wires. The spiral wires and the connecting wires are preferably formed from round wire. Preferably, the woven wire conveyor belt is an endless belt. The conveyor belt can be a balanced weave wire belt, a double weave wire belt, a rod reinforced weave wire belt, a chevron weave wire belt, a double balance weave wire belt, and a single weave wire belt.

主权项

1. A woven wire belt for conveying one or more articles from a first location to a second location spaced from the first location; said woven wire belt comprising:
(a) a plurality of spiral wires; (b) a plurality of connecting wires for connecting the plurality of spiral wires to form a woven wire belt having a conveying surface, each of said plurality of connecting wires extending substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the woven wire belt; (c) each of said plurality of spiral wires having a plurality of upper wire segments and a plurality of lower wire segments, said plurality of upper wire segments are spaced from said plurality of lower wire segments, each of said plurality of upper wire segments are angled in a first direction, each of said plurality of lower wire segments are angled in a second direction wherein the second direction is different from the first direction; and, (d) each of said plurality of spiral wires having a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion, said first sidewall portion and said second sidewall portion extending substantially perpendicular to said conveying surface of the woven wire belt, said first sidewall portion and said second sidewall portion being substantially flat; said first sidewall portion being connected to said second sidewall portion by an arcuate upper portion and an arcuate lower portion.