Pouch conveyor belt

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10793370-B2
Application number	US-201816603428-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2018
Priority date	Apr 7, 2017
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pouch conveyor belt (1) with a conveyor belt body (10), preferably an elastomer conveyor belt body (10), which is designed to hold a conveyed material (3) in the interior (19) of the closed pouch conveyor belt (1). The pouch conveyor belt (1) is characterized in that the conveyor belt body (10) comprises at least one sensor element (4) which is configured to detect at least the temperature of the conveyor belt body (10) at the location of the sensor element (4).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pouch conveyor belt, with
a conveyor belt body designed to hold a conveyed material in the interior of the closed pouch conveyor belt, wherein the conveyer belt body is an elastomer conveyor belt body,
wherein the conveyor belt body comprises at least one sensor element configured to detect at least the temperature of the conveyor belt body;
one or more of rollers that include a roller tensioning unit configured to move at least one roller relative to the pouch conveyor belt in a movement direction (B) of the roller tensioning unit and thus press on the pouch conveyor belt; and
a control unit configured to control and/or regulate the pressure of the roller tensioning unit on the pouch conveyor belt depending on a temperature and/or a pressure and/or an identification coding from the at least one sensor element.

2. The pouch conveyor belt as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conveyor belt body has a first conveyor belt edge and a second conveyor belt edge, wherein the at least one sensor element is arranged in the first conveyor belt edge and/or in the second conveyor belt edge.

3. The pouch conveyor belt as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the conveyor belt body comprises an elastomer material having a rigidity member and/or a tension member is embedded in the region of the first conveyor belt edge and/or the second conveyor belt edge,
wherein at least one sensor element is arranged between the rigidity member and/or between the tension member and an outside of the conveyor belt edge which is configured to face a roller of a pouch conveyor belt system.

4. The pouch conveyor belt as in claim 2 , wherein
the first conveyor belt edge and/or the second conveyor belt edge has a profile which is configured for guiding between the rollers of a pouch conveyor belt system,
wherein at least one sensor element is arranged in the first conveyor belt edge and/or in the second conveyor belt edge at a height (Z) of the profile.

5. The pouch conveyor belt as in claim 1 , wherein
the conveyor belt body comprises a plurality of sensor elements spaced evenly from each other in the movement direction (A) of the pouch conveyor belt.

6. The pouch conveyor belt as claimed as in claim 1 , wherein
the sensor element comprises or is formed as a transponder chip, wherein the transponder chip is an RFID transponder chip,
wherein the transponder chip is configured to receive data wirelessly from a transmitter unit of a pouch conveyor belt system and/or transmit data wirelessly to a receiver unit of a pouch conveyor belt system.

7. The pouch conveyor belt as claimed as in claim 1 , wherein
the sensor element is configured to receive electrical energy wirelessly from an energy transfer unit of a pouch conveyor belt system, and/or
the sensor element has a chargeable electrical energy store, and/or
the sensor element is configured to generate electrical energy piezo-electrically.

8. The pouch conveyor belt as claimed as in claim 1 , wherein
the conveyor belt body comprises, at least in portions, a woven textile rigidity member at least in the region of at least one sensor element, and
the sensor element has a transponder antenna, which at least in portions is woven into the textile rigidity member.

9. The pouch conveyor belt as claimed as in claim 1 , wherein
the one sensor element is furthermore configured to detect the pressure of the conveyor belt body at the location of the sensor element.

10. The pouch conveyor belt as claimed as in claim 1 , wherein
the sensor element furthermore comprises an identification coding which can be detected wirelessly by a conveyor belt system wirelessly by a receiver unit of a conveyor belt system.

11. The pouch conveyor belt as claimed as in claim 1 , wherein
the conveyor belt body comprises a plurality of sensor elements which are spaced evenly from each other in the movement direction (A) of the pouch conveyor belt,
wherein each sensor element comprises an identification coding which may be detected wirelessly by a pouch conveyor belt system wirelessly by a receiver unit of a pouch conveyor belt system.

12. A pouch conveyor belt system, comprising:
a conveyor belt body designed to hold a conveyed material in the interior of the closed pouch conveyor belt, wherein the conveyer belt body is an elastomer conveyor belt body,
wherein the conveyor belt body comprises at least one sensor element configured to detect at least the temperature of the conveyor belt body at the location of the sensor element
a plurality of rollers for guiding the pouch conveyor belt, wherein one or more of the plurality of rollers include a roller tensioning unit configured to move at least one roller relative to the pouch conveyor belt in a movement direction (B) of the roller tensioning unit and thus press on the pouch conveyor belt,
at least one transmitter unit which is configured to transmit data wirelessly to at least one sensor element of the pouch conveyor belt, and/or at least one receiver unit which is configured to receive data wirelessly from at least one sensor element of the pouch conveyor belt,
wherein the pouch conveyor belt system comprises a combined transmitter/receiver unit.

13. The pouch conveyor belt system as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising
at least one energy transfer unit which is configured to transfer electrical energy wirelessly to at least one sensor element of the pouch conveyor belt.

14. The pouch conveyor belt system as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising
a plurality of transmitter units, receiver units, transmitter/receiver units and/or energy transfer units which are arranged spaced from each other in the conveying direction (A).

15. The pouch conveyor belt system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein
wherein the pouch conveyor belt system is configured to control and/or regulate the pressure of the roller tensioning unit on the pouch conveyor belt depending on a temperature and/or a pressure and/or an identification coding from the at least one sensor element.

Assignees

• Contitech Transportbandsysteme

Inventors

• Behrens Carsten
• Kluth Olaf
• Schlomski Jens

Classifications

• B65G15/34

  with reinforcing layers, e.g. of fabric · CPC title

• B65G2203/0266

  relating to the load carrier(s) · CPC title

• B65G15/40 Primary

  troughed or tubular; formed with joints facilitating troughing · CPC title

• B65G23/44

  Belt or chain tensioning arrangements · CPC title

• B65G2203/046

  RFID · CPC title