Rexnord Flattop Europe B.v.

Rick Wilhelmus Van Den Berg

Cornelis Hendrik Mijndert Menke

Cornelis Hendrik M Menke

Cornelis Hendrik Myndert Menke

Module () for a modular conveyor mat, comprising a body part () extending transversely to a conveying direction with a top () and a bottom (), which bottom is provided with a tooth chamber () for receiving a driving tooth of a sprocket wheel. The body part, at a front () and rear (), is provided with a series of hinge parts () and receiving spaces () alternately successive transversely to the conveying direction, so that successive modules () are hingedly couplable using hinge pins () extending through hinge bores () provided in the hinge parts. The front is part of a front body part (A) of the module and the rear is part of a rear body part (B) of the module. The front and rear body parts are hingedly connected with each other relative to a pivoting axis (Z), which traverses the tooth chamber ().

Modular conveyor mat and module therefor, and sprocket wheel and conveyor system

In a method for manufacturing such a modular belt link, a mold having a mold cavity is used comprising a number of U-shaped profiles, which are configured and arranged such as to&#x2014;after injecting polymeric material into the mold cavity&#x2014;form an aperture in each of the link ends by providing for each link end at least two laterally adjoining, partly overlapping oblong U-shaped recesses which are alternately oriented such that the open end of one of the U-shaped recesses opens in the top support surface and the open end of an immediately adjoining U-shaped recess opens in the bottom surface. The invention relates also to a modular belt link manufactured with such a method and a modular conveyor belt comprising such modular belt links.

Modular conveyor belt, modular belt link and molding method for manufacturing such a modular belt link

In a conveyor system, a conveyor having a conveyor surface transports items. An optional lubricant dispensing device dispenses a lubricant composition on the conveyor surface. A friction coefficient measuring device measures a quantity proportional to the friction coefficient of the conveyor surface and provides a signal indicative for the measured quantity proportional to the friction coefficient. A control receives the signal indicative for the measured quantity. In one embodiment, the control provides a further signal when the measured quantity exceeds a threshold value or for regulating the lubricant amount to be dispensed based on the measured quantity in order to maintain the measured quantity proportional to the friction coefficient within a predetermined range.

Conveyor system comprising a friction coefficient measuring device

A module for a modular conveyor mat, comprising a sheet metal body part () bent-over, in cross section, into a substantially inversed U-shape, wherein the connecting part of the U forms a conveying face and wherein the legs of the U form side faces () located adjacent longitudinal edges of the conveying face, extending downwards relative to the conveying face, which side faces are provided adjacent the front and rear side () of the body part () with openings () for receiving hinge pins () therethrough.

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