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Drive belt, use of a drive belt of this type as a V-ribbed belt, and production method

US11982335B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH · DE

Inventors

Henning Kanzow · Hannover, DE
Antonius Dikmans · Seelze, DE
Reinhard Teves · Seelze, DE
Manfred Bonkowski · Brelingen, DE
Christian Greiner · Reutlingen, DE
Timo Sebastian Kasak · Langenhagen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 16, 2020
Grant date	May 14, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 9, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD10B2331/021
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a drive belt (1) having a main body into which one or more tension strands (3) composed of para-aramid in cord construction are embedded, wherein each tension strand (3) has twisted plies each formed from at least one twisted yarn, and wherein the turning direction of the respective ply (first twist) is the opposite of the turning direction of the cord (final twist).It is a feature of the invention that the tension strands (3) each have at least four plies, wherein the twist factor TM1 of the plies (first twist) is between 4.5 and 5.4, and the twist factor TM2 of the cord (final twist) is between 2.7 and 3.8, and the ratio of the twist factor of the plies to the twist factor of the cord (TM1/TM2) is between 1.3 and 1.5.

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