US 12,115,759 B2
Thermoplastic elastomeric (TPE) pipe conveyor belts
Sebastian Seibold, Hannoversch Muenden (DE); Andrey Minkin, Adelebsen (DE); Christel Bäuerle-Müller, Hannoversch Muenden (DE); Stavros Podias, Goettingen (DE); Frank Kantorek, Lehrte (DE); Mohamad Bachir, Medina, OH (US); and Donald Brown, Marysville, OH (US)
Assigned to ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH, Hannover (DE)
Filed by ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH, Hannover (DE)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/062,088.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181754 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. B32B 25/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/08 (2006.01); B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B65G 15/34 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 25/08 (2013.01) [B32B 3/08 (2013.01); B32B 5/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B65G 15/34 (2013.01); B32B 2274/00 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2433/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pipe belt comprising:
one or more thermoplastic elastomeric (TPE) layers having a first modulus of elasticity and a first stiffness and formed across a width of the belt;
a reinforcement layer formed proximate to the one or more TPE layers and having a second modulus of elasticity and a second stiffness;
the pipe belt configured to have an open state where the belt is substantially flat and a closed state where the belt is formed having a circular shape and partially overlaps itself; and
the pipe belt has a combined modulus of elasticity based on the first modulus of elasticity and the second modulus of elasticity and a combined stiffness based on the first stiffness and the second stiffness;
the one or more TPE layers having a belt thickness of less than 50 mm for pipe belt diameters at 600 mm or greater.