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 |
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.
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