US 11,772,897 B2
Conveyor belt and module with wear pads
Kevin W. Guernsey, Destin, FL (US); David W. Bogle, Round Rock, TX (US); and Catherine M. Bishop, New Orleans, LA (US)
Assigned to Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US)
Appl. No. 17/601,893
Filed by Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 3, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/026674
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 6, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/219254, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/837,819, filed on Apr. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0204276 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 17/30 (2006.01); B65G 17/08 (2006.01); B65G 17/40 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 17/30 (2013.01) [B65G 17/08 (2013.01); B65G 17/40 (2013.01); B65G 2207/12 (2013.01); B65G 2207/30 (2013.01); B65G 2207/48 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A conveyor belt module comprising:
a module body extending in length from a first end to a second end, in width from a first side to a second side, and in thickness from a top side to a bottom side;
a plurality of first hinge elements spaced apart laterally along the first end of the module body;
a plurality of second hinge elements spaced apart laterally along the second end of the module body;
drive faces extending laterally along the bottom side of the module body;
one or more wear pads on the bottom side of the module body laterally offset from the drive faces and the first and second hinge elements;
wherein the wear pads each have a wear surface at the bottom side; and
wherein the area of the wear surface of each of the wear pads is greater than the area of any of the first and second hinge elements at the bottom side.