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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2003
Jeffrey L. Sands, Freeport, IL (US);
Ronald J. Glavan, Rockton, IL (US);
Henry Thomas Ewald, Roselle, IL (US);
Ronald J. Dorsten, Oak Park, IL (US);
Curtis J. Scadden, Madison, WI (US);
Richard J. Lunden, Brimfield, MA (US);
Jeffrey L. Sands, Freeport, IL (US);
Ronald J. Glavan, Rockton, IL (US);
Henry Thomas Ewald, Roselle, IL (US);
Ronald J. Dorsten, Oak Park, IL (US);
Curtis J. Scadden, Madison, WI (US);
Richard J. Lunden, Brimfield, MA (US);
McDonald's Corporation, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Carrier Commercial Refrigeration Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A conveyor belt assembly includes a conveyor belt to move an item, a drive pulley driven by a motor and a non-drive pulley. The conveyor belt includes a v-belt on the inner surface of the conveyor belt proximate to both of the edges. Each v-belt is received in a groove in the drive pulley and the non-drive pulley. The engagement of the v-belts in the grooves prevent lateral movement of the conveyor belt during use. The conveyor belt also includes an edge seal positioned around both the opposing edges of the conveyor belt. Alternately, the conveyor belt assembly includes two conveyor belts assemblies pressed together and separated by a gap.