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Patent No.:

US 9360084 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 09, 2014

Cutting and splicing apparatus for conveyor belts and method

Applicant:

Flexible Steel Lacing Company, Downers Grove, IL (US);

Inventor:

Andrew J. Zieger, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Assignee:

Flexible Steel Lacing Company, Downers Grove, IL (US);

Attorney:

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Primary Examiner:

Linda L Gray

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/02 (2006.01); F16G 3/10 (2006.01); B25B 23/14 (2006.01); B26D 3/00 (2006.01); F16G 3/16 (2006.01); F16G 3/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B26D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 3/10 (2013.01); B25B 23/141 (2013.01); B26D 3/003 (2013.01); B26D 1/06 (2013.01); B29C 65/1412 (2013.01); B29C 65/1432 (2013.01); B29C 65/782 (2013.01); B29C 65/7844 (2013.01); B29C 66/1142 (2013.01); B29C 66/4324 (2013.01); B29C 66/5241 (2013.01); F16G 3/003 (2013.01); F16G 3/16 (2013.01); Y10T 29/53961 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1062 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1066 (2015.01); Y10T 156/12 (2015.01); Y10T 156/125 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1322 (2015.01); Y10T 156/14 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1744 (2015.01);
Abstract

A belt cutting and splicing apparatus is provided for joining together the ends of one or more monolithic conveyor belts. In one form, a belt support is configured to support the belt ends in spaced relation to each other and a non-contact heating device is provided for being disposed between the belt ends to generate thermal radiation for joining the belt ends together. In another form, a drive mechanism is operable to cause relative movement of a pair of platens, for supporting belt ends, toward and away from each other and a heating device between heating and stowed positions. An actuator of the drive mechanism is movable by an operator between at least three operation positions corresponding to three different operation positions of the platens. An on-board belt cutting mechanism is provided for precision cutting of the belt ends using the same apparatus for both belt cutting and splicing operations.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Zieger, Andrew. (2016). Cutting and splicing apparatus for conveyor belts and method (U.S. Patent No. 9360084). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9360084

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