High temperature conveyor assembly
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1. A high temperature conveyor assembly for transporting hot materials on the side of the assembly comprising:
- an interlocking link belt comprising a series of belt links arranged in superimposed successive overlapping relation, said belt having a thickness between its top and bottom sides corresponding to a thickness of at least two belt links, each of said belt links having;
a body portion with a lateral width, a longitudinal length, at least one aperture, and an integral fastener at a leading end of said body portion and longitudinally-aligned with said aperture, said fastener comprising;
a laterally constricted fastener neck portion; and
a fastening tab connected to said body portion through said neck portion;
said belt links of said series being secured together in overlapping relation to form a belt by the neck of said fastener extending from one of said sides of the belt through said aperture in a preceding belt link, said fastening tab engaging the other of said sides of said belt at the preceding belt link to secure the belt links together; and
a heat protection barrier connected to said belt links, positioned on the top side of the belt which confronts the hot material transported by the assembly so as to provide a barrier against the hot material contacting the top side of the belt.
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Abstract
A conveyor belt comprising a series of belt links arranged in superimposed successive overlapping relation secured together by interlocking belt link fasteners and apertures, combined with heat protection barriers to protect the belt from contacting high temperature materials that are transported. The barriers interlock with the links of the belt forming a surface which contacts the high temperature materials.
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1. A high temperature conveyor assembly for transporting hot materials on the side of the assembly comprising:
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an interlocking link belt comprising a series of belt links arranged in superimposed successive overlapping relation, said belt having a thickness between its top and bottom sides corresponding to a thickness of at least two belt links, each of said belt links having; a body portion with a lateral width, a longitudinal length, at least one aperture, and an integral fastener at a leading end of said body portion and longitudinally-aligned with said aperture, said fastener comprising; a laterally constricted fastener neck portion; and a fastening tab connected to said body portion through said neck portion; said belt links of said series being secured together in overlapping relation to form a belt by the neck of said fastener extending from one of said sides of the belt through said aperture in a preceding belt link, said fastening tab engaging the other of said sides of said belt at the preceding belt link to secure the belt links together; and a heat protection barrier connected to said belt links, positioned on the top side of the belt which confronts the hot material transported by the assembly so as to provide a barrier against the hot material contacting the top side of the belt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A high temperature conveyor assembly for transporting hot materials on a top side of the assembly comprising:
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an interlocking-link belt comprising a series of belt links arranged in superimposed successive overlapping relation, said belt having a thickness between its top and bottom sides corresponding to a thickness of at least two belt links, each of said belt links having; a body portion having a lateral width, a longitudinal length, an upper and lower surface, a leading aperture, a trailing aperture longitudinally spaced from said leading aperture and an integral fastener at a leading end of said body, longitudinally-aligned with said leading aperture, said fastener comprising; a laterally constricted fastener neck portion; and a fastening tab connected to said body portion through said neck portion; a heat protection barrier connected to said belt links positioned on the top side of the assembly which confronts the hot material transported by the assembly so as to provide a barrier against hot material contacting the top side of the belt, said barrier comprising a series of barrier members comprising; a barrier member body portion having a lateral width at least as wide as a width of said belt links, and having a barrier aperture, said barrier member body comprising a layer of a heat resistant polymer positioned on the top side of the belt; and an integral connector longitudinally-aligned with said barrier aperture, comprising; a laterally constricted connector neck portion; and a connecting tab connected to said barrier body portion through said connector neck portion; said plurality of belt links being secured together in overlapping relation to form a belt by said fasteners extending from one side of the belt through a leading aperture in a preceding belt link and a trailing aperture in a next preceding belt link, and said fastening tab engaging said next preceding belt link on the other side of the belt; wherein selected belt links have a barrier member associated with them, said heat protection barrier being connected to said selected belt links by said barrier connector neck extending through a barrier aperture in the barrier member associated with the preceding selected belt link and an aperture in at least one belt link body portion, whereby said connecting tab is engaged on the other side of said belt links. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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