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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Douglas M. Gilg, Powell, OH (US);
Robin B. Steven, Dublin, OH (US);
Shannon G. Willer, Plain City, OH (US);
David J. Maguire, Hudson, OH (US);
Douglas M. Gilg, Powell, OH (US);
Robin B. Steven, Dublin, OH (US);
Shannon G. Willer, Plain City, OH (US);
David J. Maguire, Hudson, OH (US);
ContiTech Transport band systeme GMBH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
The present invention is based upon the discovery that the steel cords in conveyor belt splices can be brazed together in a specific and cost effective manner to attain splices which having improved strength and durability. The present invention more specifically discloses a conveyor belt which is reinforced with steel cables and which includes a first section and a second section which are bonded together with a splice, wherein said splice bonds a first set of steel cables from the first section of the conveyor belt to a second set of steel cables from the second section of the conveyor belt with a braze alloy, and wherein the first set of steel cables and the second set of steel cables are contained within a ferrule at the point of where the first set of steel cables are bonded to the second set of steel cables.