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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
May. 19, 2017
Océ-technologies B.v., Venlo, NL;
Mark Rietbergen, Venlo, NL;
Kevin H.J.R. Prinsen, Venlo, NL;
OCÉ-TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Venlo, NL;
Abstract
Belt conveyor system comprising: an endless mesh belt, the belt having a mesh structure and having edge areas at the lateral sides, a drive mechanism drivable by a drive motor to rotate the belt, and a steering roller for steering the lateral position of the belt, wherein an edge area comprises a band running substantially parallel to the lateral sides, the band comprising an elastic filler being provided inside the mesh structure, the elastic filler being discernible from the mesh structure, and wherein the belt conveyor system further comprises a band position detector for detecting the lateral position of the band.