Conveyor belt element for transporting goods, method for guiding a conveyor belt element and arrangement consisting of a conveyor belt element and a deflection and / or drive roller device

Abstract

Conveyor belt element (2) for transporting goods a. with an elastically bendable and ribbon-like basic body (4) and b. with a receiving area (5) for receiving the goods, c. wherein the conveyor belt element (2) has a guide rail (7) with several groove elements (9) each designed as a material weakening (8), d. which are arranged as continuous grooves extending in the direction of travel (10) of the conveyor belt element (2) along the longitudinal extent of the conveyor belt element (2) in the elastically bendable base body (4), e. wherein the groove elements (9) are designed in a v-shape, f. characterized by the fact that g. the groove elements (9) are each arranged at a distance (16) from each other, which is at least the groove element depth (17) of the groove elements (9).

Description

[0001] Regarding European patent EP 2 679 522 (DE 50 2013 005 138)

[0002] The 8th Senate (Voidance Senate) of the Federal Patent Court, based on the oral hearing of July 2, 2025, has decided under

[0003] recognized as rightful: I. The European patent EP 2 679 522 is partially declared invalid with effect for the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany by amending its claims to the following wording:

Claims

[1] Conveyor belt element (2) for transporting goods a. with an elastically bendable and ribbon-like basic body (4) and b. with a receiving area (5) for receiving the goods, c. wherein the conveyor belt element (2) has a guide rail (7) with several groove elements (9) each designed as a material weakening (8), d. which are arranged as continuous grooves extending in the direction of travel (10) of the conveyor belt element (2) along the longitudinal extent of the conveyor belt element (2) in the elastically bendable base body (4), e. wherein the groove elements (9) are designed in a v-shape, f. characterized by , that g. the groove elements (9) are each arranged at a distance (16) from each other, which is at least the groove element depth (17) of the groove elements (9). [2] Conveyor belt element (2) according to claim 1, characterized by, that the groove elements (9) at their end (13) facing away from the receiving surface (5) each have a groove element width (14) which is at least half the base body thickness (15) or which is equal to the base body thickness (15), preferably greater than the base body thickness (15). [3] Conveyor belt element (2) according to one of claims 1 to 2, characterized by , that the groove elements (9) are each arranged at a distance (16) from each other which is more than twice or more than three times the groove element depth (17) of the groove elements (9). [4] Conveyor belt element (2) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by , that between the groove elements (9) a planar drive surface section (18) of the conveyor belt element (2) is arranged which is wider than a groove element width (14) and / or a groove element depth (17) of one of the groove elements (9). [5] Conveyor belt element (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by that the material weakening (8) is more than 30% or more than 50%, preferably more than 70%, of the base body thickness (15) of the conveyor belt element (2). [6] Conveyor belt element (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by , that the guide device (7) is elastically bendable in such a way that the conveyor belt element (2) is arranged bent around a roller element (21) with a roller element core diameter (22) of less than 30 mm or less than 20 mm, such that an inlet run (25) and an outlet run (26) of the conveyor belt element (2) can be arranged in front of or on the roller element (21) substantially parallel to each other. [7] Conveyor belt element (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by, that the conveyor belt element (2) has a drive surface (6) to interact with the support device (3) at least by friction, wherein the groove elements (9) are arranged on the side of the drive surface (6). [8] Method for guiding a conveyor belt element (2) according to one of claims 1 to 7 on a support device (3), in which goods placed on a receiving surface (5) of the conveyor belt element (2) are transported in the direction of travel (10) of the conveyor belt element (2), wherein the support device (3) is at least partially in the conveyor belt element (2) engages when the conveyor belt element (2) is brought into contact with it in order to guide the conveyor element (2) through the support device (3) transversely to its running direction (10). [9] Arrangement (1) comprising a conveyor belt element (2) according to one of claims 1 to 7 and a deflecting and / or drive roller device (20) in which the conveyor belt element (2) is placed on the deflecting and / or drive roller device (20), characterized by , that the deflecting and / or drive roller device (20) is at least partially arranged in the conveyor belt element (2) in order to guide the conveyor belt element (2) specifically transversely to its running direction (10). [10] Arrangement (1) according to claim 9, characterized by , that the deflecting and / or drive roller device (20) comprises outer surface web elements (24) which are arranged in groove elements (9) of the conveyor belt element (2) contacting the deflecting and / or drive roller device (20).