ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 21183-1 First edition 2005-11-01 Light conveyor belts Part 1: Principal characteristics and applications Courroies transporteuses légeres- Partie 1: Caractéristiques et applications principales Reference number ISO 21183-1:2005(E) @ ISO 2005 Copyright International Organization for Standardization ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 21183-1:2005(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below ?ISO2005 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland Copyightinteratinal organization for Standardization @ ISO 2005 - All rights reserved nitted without licensefrom IHS Not for Resale ISO 21183-1:2005(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 21183-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 41, Pulleys and belts (including veebelts), Subcommittee SC 3, Conveyor belts. This part of ISO 21183 is based on EN 873:1996, prepared by CEN/TC 188. IsO 21183 consists of the following parts, under the general title Light conveyor belts: Part 1: Principal characteristics and applications Part 2: List of equivalent terms ii maaaiandardizato orneworkingmitedwithout licene fromH Not fr Resale INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO21183-1:2005(E) Light conveyor belts Part 1: Principal characteristics and applications 1 Scope description is necessary either for limiting the validity of certain standards to light conveyor belts or for excluding light conveyor belts from the validity of certain standards. Description 2.1Applications 2.1.1 General applications Light conveyor belts are predominantly used for the indoor transport of unit loads (for example, parcels, boxes, cans, containers, luggage, industrial goods of all kinds and foodstuffs). In many cases, light conveyor belts are incorporated into a machine as an integral machine element. They are conveying element that additionally participates in a manufacturing action or in a manufacturing process. In such applications, machine belts sometimes get special names. EXAMPLE 1 Machines using mac