CONVEYOR BELT WITH ANTENNA
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1. A conveyor belt comprising:
- a plurality of rows of one or more plastic belt modules, each row having a first set of hinge elements along a first end and a second set of hinge elements along an opposite second end, wherein the first set of hinge elements of each row interleave with second set of hinge elements of an adjacent row to form a hinge between each of the rows;
an electronics assembly disposed in one of the rows;
an antenna coupled to the electronics assembly and disposed in at least one of the hinges.
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Abstract
A modular conveyor belt having electronics modules with antennas at the hinge joints between rows of modules or extending laterally across the width of the belt. The antennas may be linear antennas received in hinge-rod passageways or embedded in intermediate transverse ribs in belt modules or may be loop antennas formed in the hinge elements of electronics modules.
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1. A conveyor belt comprising:
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a plurality of rows of one or more plastic belt modules, each row having a first set of hinge elements along a first end and a second set of hinge elements along an opposite second end, wherein the first set of hinge elements of each row interleave with second set of hinge elements of an adjacent row to form a hinge between each of the rows; an electronics assembly disposed in one of the rows; an antenna coupled to the electronics assembly and disposed in at least one of the hinges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A conveyor belt comprising:
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a plurality of rows of one or more belt modules, each row hingedly linked to an adjacent row at a hinge joint; an electronics module forming one of the rows with one or more of the belt modules; an antenna disposed in one of the belt modules and electrically coupled to the electronics module. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A conveyor belt comprising:
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a plurality of rows of one or more belt modules, each row having a first set of hinge elements along a first end and a second set of hinge elements along an opposite second end, wherein the first and second sets of hinge elements have openings that are aligned when the first set of hinge elements are interleaved with the second set of hinge elements of an adjacent row to form a lateral passageway at a hinge joint between each of the rows; an electronics module forming one of the rows with one or more of the belt modules; an antenna including a conductor electrically coupled to the electronics module and received in the lateral passageway to connect at least a portion of adjacent rows together. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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