Power transmission belt and method of manufacturing the power transmission belt
US6503164B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16G5/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A power transmission belt having a body with a length, a first side, a second side, and laterally spaced side surfaces. The body has cog crests and cog troughs in at least a first layer on the first side of the body and alternating the length of the body. The body further has at least one cushion rubber layer and at least one load carrying cord embedded in the at least one cushion rubber layer and extending lengthwise of the body between the cog crests and the second side of the body. The at least first layer has a first joint that is in a cog crest and does not extend into a cog trough. At least one cushion rubber layer is made from a first material, with the first material from the at least one cushion rubber layer not penetrating the first joint. The invention is also directed to a method of forming a belt of this type.
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