Patents Assigned to ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
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Publication number: 20230416003Abstract: Heavy duty conveyor belts having excellent resistance to high temperatures. These conveyor belts can be repeatedly exposed to temperatures of greater than 150° C. or even greater than 200° C. without compromising the strength or reliability of the belt while providing a greatly extended service life. The conveyor belts generally include a reinforcement layer, a carry cover layer disposed above the reinforcement layer, a pulley cover layer disposed beneath the reinforcement layer. The carry cover layer contains a high temperature resistant compound based upon a peroxide curable rubber mixture of ethylene propylene copolymer with ethylene based polyolefin elastomer, and in some aspects, further includes a combination of diphenylamine (DPA), zinc 2-mercaptomethyl benzimidazole (ZMTI), and 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ), and additionally, any other suitable additives.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventor: Grant Prater
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Patent number: 11851280Abstract: A tube conveyor including a tube and a conveyor belt. The tube has a bore extending therethrough. The conveyor belt is movable through the tube bore. The conveyor belt includes a base and at least one first longitudinal cog. The base has a first edge and a surface. The at least one first longitudinal cog extends from the base surface. The at least one first longitudinal cog is oriented substantially parallel to the first edge.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Chad R. Haugen, Mark Beyer
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Publication number: 20230365341Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for inspecting a facility (1), wherein the method comprises at least the automatically executed steps of: capturing (100a) optical data from at least one facility part (12, 13) of the facility (19), capturing (100b) acoustic data from at least the same facility part (12, 13) of the facility (19), and jointly evaluating (200) the captured optical data and the captured acoustic data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Axel Eckmann, Patrick May, Jack Bruce Wallace, Clemens Panzer, Ester Belen Bandiera
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Publication number: 20230296159Abstract: The present invention relates to a belt (1) or a belt segment (1), having a plurality of reinforcement members (11) which run in the longitudinal direction (X) and are arranged parallel to one another and which are embedded at least substantially into an elastomer main body (10), and having at least one connection element (2) which is arranged on an open end (1a) of the belt (1) or of the belt segment (1), wherein the ends of the reinforcement members (11) are each at least substantially exposed by and/or left free of the elastomer main body (10), wherein the ends of the reinforcement members (11) are each connected in a force-fitting manner to at least one clamping element (12), and wherein the clamping elements (12) are held in a form-fitting manner in a connection section (A) by the connection element (2) at least in the longitudinal direction (X).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Michael Möschen-Siekmann, Waldemar Mick, Julian Terpe
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Patent number: 11760576Abstract: A conveyor belt with flow control cleats that includes belting, first cleats and second cleats. The belting has a first side edge and a second side edge. The first cleats extend from the belting. The first cleats are oriented at an angle with respect to the first side edge of between about 30 degrees and about 60 degrees. The second cleats extend from the belting. The second cleats are oriented at an angle with respect to the second side edge of between about 30 degrees and about 60 degrees. The first cleats and the second cleats both include a first long cleat section, a second long cleat section, a short cleat section and a third long cleat section. The short cleat section has a length that is shorter than a length of the first long cleat section. The second long cleat section is between the first long cleat section and the short cleat section. The short cleat section is between the second long cleat section and the third long cleat section.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Michael B. Schroeder, Travis Mackey, Zach Kosienski
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Publication number: 20230134305Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a conveyor belt (126) include applying a rubber composition (114) to a first side of fabric reinforcement (112) and scattering productive thermoplastic elastomer pellets (106) onto a second side of the fabric reinforcement to produce an uncured belt structure (120). The uncured belt structure (120) is continuous fed into a double belt press (116) to press the productive thermoplastic elastomer pellets (106) together with the fabric reinforcement (112) to produce an uncured belt (128). Uncured belt (128) is then heated in the double belt press (116) to a temperature of at least 300° F. and maintained in the double belt press (116) under a pressure of at least 12 psi and a temperature of at least 300° C. for a residence time of at least 20 minutes to produce a cured conveyor belt (130), which is continuously withdrawn from the double belt press (116).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: David J. Maguire, Mayu Si, Gregory Pero
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Patent number: 11634564Abstract: Conveyor belts having a reinforcement layer, a carry cover layer above the reinforcement layer, and a pulley cover layer disposed beneath the reinforcement layer, where the carry cover layer includes least one hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) material. The HNBR material(s) may have a percentage of hydrogenation of from about 90% to about 96%, from about 92% to about 95%, or even about 94%. The carry cover layer may be from about 4 mm to about 6 mm thick, or even from about 4 mm to about 5 mm thick. In some cases, the reinforcement layer includes a rubber matrix, which may be formed of a nitrile rubber (NBR), or mixture of nitrile NBR and natural rubber blended in a NBR:NR weight ratio of from 3:1 to 9:1. In some aspects, the reinforcement layer includes a plurality of reinforcement plies embedded in the rubber matrix.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Guangzhuo Rong, Thomas George Burrowes
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Publication number: 20230122195Abstract: A measurement system includes an imaging device, a memory device, an interface and circuitry. The imaging device is configured to obtain a device image a conveyor belt system. The image device is configured to obtain a reference image of a reference point or reference measurement. The reference image can also be the device image. The memory device is configured to store the device image. The interface is configured to facilitate selection of points for a device/part to be measured. The circuitry comprises one or more processors configured to determine a reference measurement for the reference dimension based on the reference image via the interface; determine one or more device measurements based on the device image and the reference measurement; and calculate a plurality of device parameters based on the determined one or more device measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventor: Michel Lortie
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Publication number: 20230093030Abstract: One general aspect includes a method for generating an encapsulated belt containment system. The method also includes cutting a belt and removing rubber material from a portion of the belt to generate exposed belt end. The method also includes removing excess material from exposed cables of the exposed belt end. The method also includes organizing exposed cables into a plurality of cable groups and secure each group. The method also includes inserting the plurality of cable groups into a containment bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventor: Scott Marvelley
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Publication number: 20230019672Abstract: The present invention relates to a hook connector arrangement (1) for a conveyor belt (3) having a plurality of hook connectors (10), which are designed to hold between them an open end of the conveyor belt (3) at least by force fit, wherein the hook connectors (10) are connected to one another on the inside in a transverse direction (Y) by means of a connecting element (19). The hook connector arrangement (1) is characterized in that at least one hook connector (10) comprises on the inside a clamping element (2) which is arranged opposite the connecting element (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventor: Carsten Behrens
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Publication number: 20230010627Abstract: A conveyor belt monitoring system (100) includes a field generation array (106), a sensor array (104) and circuitry (408). The field generation array (106) is configured to generate a magnetic field. The sensor array (104) is positioned a convey or distance downstream from the field generation array and configured to measure a remaining magnetic field of a conveyor belt (102), the sensor array may include a series of sensors. The circuitry (408) is configured to determine conveyor belt characteristics of the conveyor belt based on the measured remaining magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Jean-Christophe Deniau, Alia Jane Pierce
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Publication number: 20220381594Abstract: A system for determining volume and flow characteristics for material on a conveyer belt is disclosed. The system includes an emitter, a sensor, and circuitry. The emitter is configured to generate radiation and direct the radiation toward a conveyer belt according to a field of view. The sensor is configured to measure reflected radiation from the conveyor belt and based on the generated radiation at a high framerate of about 20 to 30 Hertz and a high resolution of greater than about 4000 pixels and generate time of flight measurements. The circuitry is configured to generate time of flight measurements, determine three dimensional volume characteristics and flow characteristics for material conveyed by the conveyor belt using light detection and ranging based on the measured reflected radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Dustin Schiller, Patrick Raffler, Christian Hans Enders, Jack Bruce Wallace
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Publication number: 20220298337Abstract: Conveyor belts having a reinforcement layer, a carry cover layer above the reinforcement layer, and a pulley cover layer disposed beneath the reinforcement layer, where the carry cover layer includes least one hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) material. The HNBR material(s) may have a percentage of hydrogenation of from about 90% to about 96%, from about 92% to about 95%, or even about 94%. The carry cover layer may be from about 4 mm to about 6 mm thick, or even from about 4 mm to about 5 mm thick. In some cases, the reinforcement layer includes a rubber matrix, which may be formed of a nitrile rubber (NBR), or mixture of nitrile NBR and natural rubber blended in a NBR:NR weight ratio of from 3:1 to 9:1. In some aspects, the reinforcement layer includes a plurality of reinforcement plies embedded in the rubber matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Guangzhuo Rong, Thomas George Burrowes
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Patent number: 11420826Abstract: A system for detecting properties of a rubber product is disclosed. The system includes a dipole antenna and circuitry. The dipole antenna is configured to obtain antenna measurements and measure for a resonance frequency of a conductive resonator (200), wherein the dipole antenna (200) is positioned at a first position (A) and a second position (B). The circuitry is configured to determine one or more resonator properties (X) based on the antenna measurements.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventor: Jack Bruce Wallace
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Publication number: 20220258814Abstract: One general aspect includes a tethered temperature sensor for use within a vehicle track. The tethered temperature sensor includes one or more sensors for measuring temperature located in a high strain and high temperature region of the vehicle track. The sensor also includes circuitry configured to control and/or monitor the one or more sensors and located in a low strain and low temperature region of the vehicle track. The sensor also includes a housing to contain the circuitry. The sensor also includes an encapsulating material that fills an interior of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Daniel Fullenkamp, Paul John Peterson, Jack Bruce Wallace
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Patent number: 11401657Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filling in a tension member in particular for conveyor belts, in particular a tension member which is configured as a steel cable. The method is intended to allow the full penetration of the tension member structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Florian Lotz, Marius Dreier, Harald Koch, Iordanis Pavlidis
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Patent number: 11352077Abstract: One general aspect includes a tethered temperature sensor (300) for use within a vehicle track (100). The tethered temperature sensor (300) includes one or more sensors (308) for measuring temperature located in a high strain and high temperature region (104) of the vehicle track (100). The sensor also includes circuitry (402) configured to control and/or monitor the one or more sensors and located in a low strain and low temperature region (102) of the vehicle track (100). The sensor also includes a housing (406) to contain the circuitry. The sensor also includes an encapsulating material (408) that fills an interior of the housing (406).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Daniel Fullenkamp, Paul John Peterson, Jack Bruce Wallace
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Patent number: 11300505Abstract: A system for monitoring conveyor belts is disclosed. The system also includes a transmitter, a receiver and circuitry. The transmitter is configured to direct terahertz radiation towards a conveyor belt. The receiver is configured to measure reflected radiation based on the terahertz radiation. The circuitry is configured to determine belt characteristics of the conveyor belt based on the measured reflected radiation.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Jack Bruce Wallace, Thavashen Padayachee, Michael John Alport
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Patent number: 11254378Abstract: The present invention relates to a running gear chain (2), in particular a bogie chain (2), having a flexible body (20), preferably an elastomer body (20), which is closed in endless fashion, or closable in endless fashion, in a running direction (A). The running gear chain (2) according to the invention is characterized by a multiplicity of rigid transverse elements (24) which are connected to the outer side of the flexible body (20) and extend substantially transversely with respect to the running direction (A), wherein at least some of the rigid transverse elements (24), preferably all of the rigid transverse elements (24), are arranged so close together in the running direction (A) that, with a planar extent of the flexible body (20), two immediately adjacent rigid transverse elements (24) make contact in the running direction (A).Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Carsten Behrens, Olaf Kluth
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Publication number: 20220033191Abstract: A system for detecting properties of a rubber product is disclosed. The system includes a dipole antenna and circuitry. The dipole antenna is configured to obtain antenna measurements and measure for a resonance frequency of a conductive resonator (200), wherein the dipole antenna (200) is positioned at a first position (A) and a second position (B). The circuitry is configured to determine one or more resonator properties (X) based on the antenna measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: CONTITECH TRANSPORTBANDSYSTEME GMBHInventor: Jack Bruce Wallace