A conveyor belt is provided that includes a series of linked elongated support members, which extend transverse to the conveyor belt and are arranged one behind the other in a longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt includes a first and a second support member, which are adjacent and partially inserted into each other. The first support member includes a first part and a second support member includes two second parts, wherein the first part is inserted between the two second parts. The first part includes a through-opening that extends transverse to the conveyor belt. At least one of the second parts includes a pin which extends transverse to the conveyor belt, and which is arranged in the through-opening. The pin is integrally formed with the second support member. The adjacent support members have been manufactured in a coupled state, preferably using an additive manufacturing process.

A conveyor belt is provided that includes a series of linked elongated support members, which extend transverse to the conveyor belt and are arranged one behind the other in a longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt includes a first and a second support member, which are adjacent and partially inserted into each other. The first support member includes a first part and a second support member includes two second parts, wherein the first part is inserted between the two second parts. The first part includes a through-opening that extends transverse to the conveyor belt. At least one of the second parts includes a pin which extends transverse to the conveyor belt, and which is arranged in the through-opening. The pin is integrally formed with the second support member. The adjacent support members have been manufactured in a coupled state, preferably using an additive manufacturing process.

Provided is a conveyor belt. The upper cover rubber has a configuration in which a wear resistance layer and an impact resistance layer are layered in this order from an outer peripheral side of the conveyor belt. The wear resistance layer has a loss coefficient of from 0.03 to 0.25 and a loss elastic coefficient of from 0.20 MPa to 6.50 MPa at 20 C. The impact resistance layer has a loss coefficient of from 0.15 to 0.70 and a loss elastic coefficient of from 1.5 MPa to 30.0 MPa at 20 C.

A method for attaching a connector element to a belt end of a conveyor belt, wherein the connector element has a base tier provided with central passages and an adhesive tier disposed on one side of the base tier that produces adhesive under the effect of heat, including (i) disposing the connector element on the belt end of the conveyor belt positioned in a U-shaped deflection that is disposed on averted sides of the belt and on one end side of the belt with the passages positioned in the region of the U-shaped deflection and the adhesive tier disposed so as to face the averted sides of the belt; and (ii) connecting the connector element to the averted sides of the belt, wherein the connector element is adhesively bonded to the belt under the effect of a heated pressing installation on both sides of the belt.

A method for attaching a connector element to a belt end of a conveyor belt, wherein the connector element has a base tier provided with central passages and an adhesive tier disposed on one side of the base tier that produces adhesive under the effect of heat, including (i) disposing the connector element on the belt end of the conveyor belt positioned in a U-shaped deflection that is disposed on averted sides of the belt and on one end side of the belt with the passages positioned in the region of the U-shaped deflection and the adhesive tier disposed so as to face the averted sides of the belt; and (ii) connecting the connector element to the averted sides of the belt, wherein the connector element is adhesively bonded to the belt under the effect of a heated pressing installation on both sides of the belt.

Heavy duty conveyor belts having excellent resistance to high temperatures. These conveyor belts can be repeatedly exposed to temperatures of greater than 150? C. or even greater than 200? C. without compromising the strength or reliability of the belt while providing a greatly extended service life. The conveyor belts generally include a reinforcement layer, a carry cover layer disposed above the reinforcement layer, a pulley cover layer disposed beneath the reinforcement layer. The carry cover layer contains a high temperature resistant compound based upon a peroxide curable rubber mixture of ethylene propylene copolymer with ethylene based polyolefin elastomer, and in some aspects, further includes a combination of diphenylamine (DPA), zinc 2-mercaptomethyl benzimidazole (ZMTI), and 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ), and additionally, any other suitable additives.

Graphene is an allotrope or one of the several physical forms of carbon, other examples being graphite, fullerenes, and diamond. At the atomic level, it is in the form a sheet with a thickness nominally under 1.0 nanometer and up to 1 micron in diameter. Sheets of such dimensions when added to other composites facilitate increases in thermal and electrical conductivity and in the case of elastomer nanocomposites, improvements in hysteresis, compounding ingredient dispersion, aging resistance, and reductions in permeability. In the case of conveyor belt cover compounds, natural rubber based formulations are preferred due to high tensile strength, tear strength and damage resistance, and high resistance to abrasion. Graphene as a performance additive enables further improvement in these critical properties.

Methods of manufacturing a conveyor belt (126) include applying a rubber composition (114) to a first side of fabric reinforcement (112) and scattering productive thermoplastic elastomer pellets (106) onto a second side of the fabric reinforcement to produce an uncured belt structure (120). The uncured belt structure (120) is continuous fed into a double belt press (116) to press the productive thermoplastic elastomer pellets (106) together with the fabric reinforcement (112) to produce an uncured belt (128). Uncured belt (128) is then heated in the double belt press (116) to a temperature of at least 300 F. and maintained in the double belt press (116) under a pressure of at least 12 psi and a temperature of at least 300 C. for a residence time of at least 20 minutes to produce a cured conveyor belt (130), which is continuously withdrawn from the double belt press (116).

Methods of manufacturing a conveyor belt (126) include applying a rubber composition (114) to a first side of fabric reinforcement (112) and scattering productive thermoplastic elastomer pellets (106) onto a second side of the fabric reinforcement to produce an uncured belt structure (120). The uncured belt structure (120) is continuous fed into a double belt press (116) to press the productive thermoplastic elastomer pellets (106) together with the fabric reinforcement (112) to produce an uncured belt (128). Uncured belt (128) is then heated in the double belt press (116) to a temperature of at least 300 F. and maintained in the double belt press (116) under a pressure of at least 12 psi and a temperature of at least 300 C. for a residence time of at least 20 minutes to produce a cured conveyor belt (130), which is continuously withdrawn from the double belt press (116).

An intermediate transfer body includes: a base layer made of a resin; and a surface layer disposed on the base layer, wherein the surface layer is an integral object of inorganic oxide and contains a black titanium compound dispersed in the surface layer.