Conveyor belt slat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10273089-B2
Application number	US-201815894231-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2018
Priority date	May 13, 2015
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A conveyor belt includes a plurality of spaced rods and a plurality of slats, the slats including a base portion for carrying an item. The base portion has a perpendicular leading edge relative to a direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt and a perpendicular trailing edge relative to the direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt. At least one slat is pivotably coupled to another slat and one of the leading edge and the trailing edge of the at least one slat is coupled to one of the plurality of rods.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A slat for a conveyor belt, the slat comprising:
a base portion for carrying an item, the base portion having a perpendicular leading edge oriented relative to a direction of conveyance travel and a perpendicular trailing edge oriented relative to the direction of conveyance travel;
a first hook disposed at the leading edge; and
a first hinge portion disposed at the leading edge and a second hinge portion disposed at the trailing edge;
wherein the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion are arranged to hingedly couple the slat to an adjacent slat, and
wherein the first hinge portion is vertically spaced from the first hook.

2. The slat of claim 1 , wherein the first hook is a U-shaped channel member.

3. The slat of claim 1 , wherein the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion comprise hollow cylinders.

4. The slat of claim 1 , further comprising a first hinge pin extending through the first hinge portion and a second hinge pin extending through the second hinge portion.

5. The slat of claim 1 , wherein the first hinge portion is located above the first hook.

6. The slat of claim 1 , wherein the first hinge portion has a smaller diameter than the first hook.

7. The slat of claim 1 , wherein the first hinge portion is co-planar with the base portion.

8. The slat of claim 1 , further comprising a first notch located on the trailing edge, the first notch being configured to receive the first hinge portion of a second slat.

9. A slat for a conveyor belt, the slat comprising:
a base portion for carrying an item, the base portion having a perpendicular leading edge oriented relative to a direction of conveyance travel and a perpendicular trailing edge oriented relative to the direction of conveyance travel;
a hook located along the leading edge;
a tab formed in the base portion, the tab being provided at a different location along the leading edge than the hook; and
a notch formed in the base portion;
wherein the tab includes a post and the notch includes a receptacle, the receptacle being configured to receive the post of another slat to hingedly couple the slats to one another.

10. The slat of claim 9 , wherein the tab is located in the leading edge and the notch is located in the trailing edge.

11. The slat of claim 9 , wherein the tab includes a first post and a second post and the notch includes a first receptacle and a second receptacle.

12. The slat of claim 9 , wherein the hook is a U-shaped channel member.

13. A slat for a conveyor belt, the slat comprising:
a base portion for carrying an item, the base portion having a perpendicular leading edge oriented relative to a direction of conveyance travel and a perpendicular trailing edge oriented relative to the direction of conveyance travel;
a hook located along the leading edge;
a clip formed in the base portion, the clip being provided at a different location along the leading edge than the hook; and
a slot formed in the base portion;
wherein the slot is configured to receive a portion of the clip of another slat to hingedly couple the slats to one another.

14. The slat of claim 13 , wherein the first hook is a U-shaped channel member.

15. The slat of claim 13 , wherein the clip extends beyond the first hook.

16. The slat of claim 13 , further comprising a notch formed in the trailing edge, the slot being located forward of the notch.

Assignees

• Prince Castle LLC

Inventors

• Adomaitis Matthew
• Agnello Frank Anthony
• Bauer Richard
• Cerda Eloy
• Fastabend Mark Edward
• Forrest Sean Patrick
• Hartfelder Charles B
• Heinze Karl Ronald
• Hammac Scott R
• Kestner Kyle Thomas
• Laub Christine S
• Maslana Eugene Stanley
• Nelson Calvin States
• Schoell Laurence A
• Ulicevic Zoran
• Yazvin Aleksandr
• Veltrop Loren J
• Truesdale Brian J
• Malkowski Dennis

Classifications

• A21B1/48

  with surfaces in the form of an endless band · CPC title

• B65G17/34

  having flat surfaces, e.g. platforms, grids, forks · CPC title

• B65G2201/0202

  Agricultural and processed food products · CPC title

• A47J37/045

  with endless conveyors · CPC title

• B65G17/083 Primary

  the surface being formed by profiles, rods, bars, rollers or the like · CPC title