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Flat belt, belt drive, and method

US4990125A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 1990
Grant dateFeb 5, 1991
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16G1/08
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flat type power transmission belt with an embedded tensile member of first and second plies of yarns where a first layer of yarns is disposed at a first helical angle and a second layer of yarns is disposed at an opposite helical angle. A method for making flat belts by making a sleeve and embedding a tensile member therein by winding a first plurality of yarns at a first helical angle and then winding a second plurality of yarns in a second layer at an opposite helical angle.

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