John Bean Technologies Corporation

Goran Gramby

Jonny Malmberg

Urban Wilthorn

Jan Solminger

A lateral plate element () for a link for a self-stacking endless conveyor belt includes an outer plate section (); an inner plate section (); and a bridging plate section () bridging the outer and inner plate sections. A resting surface () engages a lateral plate element of an underlying tier of the self-stacking endless conveyor belt (). An upper portion with an associated upper edge () engages the resting surface of a lateral plate element of an overlaying tier of the self-stacking endless conveyor belt when it extends helically. An inner abutment surface () engages the upper portion of the underlying lateral plate element to limit outward lateral movement of the lateral plate element relative the underlying lateral plate element. An outer abutment surface () engages the upper portion of the underlying lateral plate element to limit the inward lateral movement of the lateral plate element relative the underlying lateral plate element. A spacer element () limits outward lateral movement of the lateral plate element relative the underlying lateral plate element.

Lateral plate element for a link included in a self-stacking endless conveyor belt

A lateral plate element (') for a link means (&#x2032;) for a self-stacking, helical endless conveyor belt (), the lateral plate element, comprises an outer plate section (), an inner plate section () and a bridging plate section () bridging the outer and inner plate sections (). The outer plate section () comprises a top subsection () extending in a first plane and wherein the inner plate section () comprises a top subsection () extending in a second plane, the second plane being offset, in an inward direction (A). The outer plate section () further comprises a bottom subsection () arranged in a bottom part of the outer plate section () and extending in a third plane being offset in the inward direction (A) with regard to the first plane. The lateral plate element further comprises a reinforcement () extending between the top subsection () and the bottom subsection () of the outer plate section ().

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