THERMOPLASTIC CONNECTING PIN

摘要

The invention disclosed herein is a connector pin (17) for a modular conveyor belt (11). The connector pin (17) is fabricated from two separate materials (71, 73) and includes a high strength polymer core (71) which is covered by a low-friction polymer shell (73). The connector pin (17) is used with a modular conveyor belt (11) that includes a first conveyor link (13) having a link end which is intermeshed with a link end on a second similar conveyor link (15). The openings (33; 69) in the first link (13) and the second link (15) are axially aligned with respect to each other such that they receive the connector pin (17) of the present invention therein.