A modular omnidirectional hygienic conveyor belt constructed of a series of similar conveyor belt modules connected by pivot pins. Each conveyor belt module includes a modular laterally extending body having first spaced apart hinge eyes extending in a first direction and being connected to a first pivot pin and laterally offset second spaced apart hinge eyes extending in an opposed second direction and being connected to a second pivot pin. A plurality of spheres are captured by, engage and rotate omnidirectionally relative to upper and lower arcuate sphere contact surfaces of the body, which define for the spheres openly exposed opposed upper and lower spherical cap regions and openly exposed spherical segment regions therebetween, wherein openings in the body provide access for hygienic cleaning. A directional control system may drive the omnidirectional rotation of the spheres.

A conveyor belt makes contamination of the conveyor belt and conveyance objects less noticeable. A conveyor belt has a structure in which a colorless transparent belt body and a black resin layer that exhibits black color are overlaid on each other and is observed as a black belt. The black resin layer is provided on a surface opposite to a carrying surface of the belt body. The black resin layer is formed in black by blending a conductive filler in the resin and is added with conductivity.

A conveyor belt makes contamination of the conveyor belt and conveyance objects less noticeable. A conveyor belt has a structure in which a colorless transparent belt body and a black resin layer that exhibits black color are overlaid on each other and is observed as a black belt. The black resin layer is provided on a surface opposite to a carrying surface of the belt body. The black resin layer is formed in black by blending a conductive filler in the resin and is added with conductivity.

An impact absorbing conveyor belt that includes an impact absorption layer, a first fabric layer and a top cover layer. The impact absorption layer has a first side. The impact absorption layer has a durometer. When the conveyor belt is in use, the first side of the impact absorption layer is oriented toward a surface of the conveyor belt on which an object being conveyed is placed. The top cover layer has a durometer that is greater than the durometer of the impact absorption layer. The first fabric layer and the top cover layer are both positioned on the first side of the impact absorption layer.

A flexible thermoplastic conveyor belt constructed of one or more belt segments having corrugated sidewalls. The one or more segments are joined end to end at one or more joints. The ends of the sidewalls at or near the joints are fastened together by fasteners to form a continuous sidewall along the length of the belt. The fasteners are toolless fasteners requiring no tools; they can be fastened and unfastened by hand alone.

A flexible thermoplastic conveyor belt constructed of one or more belt segments having corrugated sidewalls. The one or more segments are joined end to end at one or more joints. The ends of the sidewalls at or near the joints are fastened together by fasteners to form a continuous sidewall along the length of the belt. The fasteners are toolless fasteners requiring no tools; they can be fastened and unfastened by hand alone.

Disclosed is a method for preparing an automatic temperature control light conveyor belt, including: drying and setting a polyester fabric, to obtain a pretreated polyester fabric; blending microcapsules and TPU, and granulating, to obtain a modified TPU; coating a glue onto a surface of the pretreated polyester fabric, to obtain a coated polyester fabric; and calendering the modified TPU onto a surface of the coated polyester fabric, to obtain the automatic temperature control light conveyor belt.

Provided is a position information processing device 3 for a conveyor belt, including a plurality of magnet rows 14, a magnetic sensor unit 31, and a processing unit 33, each of the plurality of magnet rows forms a pole arrangement providing position information, the plurality of magnet rows are different from one another in the pole arrangement, the magnetic sensor unit is configured to detect respective poles of the plurality of magnets forming the magnet row on the inner circumferential side or the outer circumferential side of the belt body, and the processing unit is configured to specify the pole arrangement of the magnet row based on an output from the magnetic sensor unit.

Provided is a position information processing device 3 for a conveyor belt, including a plurality of magnet rows 14, a magnetic sensor unit 31, and a processing unit 33, each of the plurality of magnet rows forms a pole arrangement providing position information, the plurality of magnet rows are different from one another in the pole arrangement, the magnetic sensor unit is configured to detect respective poles of the plurality of magnets forming the magnet row on the inner circumferential side or the outer circumferential side of the belt body, and the processing unit is configured to specify the pole arrangement of the magnet row based on an output from the magnetic sensor unit.

The present invention is to provide a rubber composition that can be a conveyor belt having excellent heat resistance and wear resistance, and a conveyor belt. An embodiment of the present invention is a rubber composition for a conveyor belt containing: per 100 parts by mass of a rubber component containing at least an ethylene-1-butene copolymer, from 1 to 10 parts by mass of antimony trioxide, and from 10 to 50 parts by mass of a compound represented by Formula (1). In Formula (1), R represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group that may contain an unsaturated bond.

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