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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2002
Luis E. Cediel, Wollerau, CH;
Claudia Honold, Basel, CH;
Kurt Brodmann, Ettingen, CH;
Habasit AG, Reinach, CH;
Abstract
A conveyor belt has a traction layer () in the form of a woven textile that is provided with a polymer surface coating. The surface coating is formed of a base layer () and a functional surface layer (). The functional surface layer () has an antimicrobial additive and is substantially thinner than the base layer (). The division of the surface coating into a base layer () and a functional surface layer () allows a effectiveness against microorganisms in the area of the conveying zone. This can be achieved by using either a lower amount of antimicrobial additive in the functional surface layer (), being a less expensive process, and achieving just as high a concentration of antimicrobial additive. This can also be achieved by using the same amount of additive resulting in a substantially higher concentration and thus a higher effectiveness against microorganisms.