Belt including a flexible rare earth magnetic strip and conveyor utilizing a belt including a flexible rare earth magnetic strip
View Patent ↗The invention is related to induction driven straight or curved conveyors. Belts of the current invention have a flexible strip of permanent rare earth magnetic composition embedded therein. In combination with the flexible strip, stators induce magnetic flux to advance the conveyor belt.
1. A belt for transporting a load, comprising:
a) a first ply, including a first width;
b) a second ply, including a second width; and
c) a flexible stratum, comprising: a permanent magnetic composition, wherein said flexible stratum:
i) runs an extent of said belt;
ii) is seated between the diametric peripheries of said first ply and said second ply;
iii) can be induced to flux magnetically with a stator to push said belt; and
iv) is of a width lesser than either said first ply's first width or said second ply's second width; and
d) a first stretch limiting member joined to a first side of said flexible stratum and said first ply and said second ply.
2. The invention of claim 1 , wherein said flexible stratum runs an entire length of said belt.
3. The invention claim 2 , wherein a second stretch limiting member is positioned laterally from a second side of said flexible stratum.
4. The invention of claim 2 , wherein said first stretch limiting member is joined to said second side of said flexible stratum.
5. The invention of claim 4 , wherein said first stretch limiting member is adhered to said flexible stratum.