Abstract
Synchronous conveyor belts are widely used in the industrial field. Rubber conveyor belts have fusion bonded joint which can be flexibly designed for arbitrary belt-length. Since the tension cords are disconnected at the fusion bonded joint, the strength of the joint area are relatively low. In this research, the deformation behavior of the joint area was measured. Then, the FEA and the mechanical analysis using a simplified mechanical model were carried out to discuss the geometric design of the joint area.
