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Endless power transmission belt and method of making same
Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd
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Filing: 1975-09-15
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Granted: 1976-12-07
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Expires: 1995-09-15
Abstract
Abstract An endless power transmission belt and method of making same is provided wherein such belt is made primarily of an elastomeric material and the belt is a flexible, cool running, stress-relieved belt, wherein these characteristics are imparted to the belt by cooperating components thereof including a continuous fabric layer which defines the inside surface of the belt and the fabric layer has a plurality of folded portions extending into the compression section of such belt at spaced positions along the endless path of the belt. Each of the folded portions has associated portions of fabric in contact at an associated interface and the interfaces serve as stress-relief slits for the belt with the associated portions of fabric serving as fabric cushions on opposite sides of an associated stress-relief slit.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack D. White
- 👤 James R. Thomas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:15
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16G; F16G5/00; F16G5/16; F16G5/166; B; B29; B29D; B29D29/00; B29D29/10; B29D29/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An endless power transmission belt made primarily of elastomeric material and comprising a compression section having an elastomeric bottom layer and means for stress-relief of said belt during operation thereof around associated sheaves, said stress-relief means comprising, a continuous fabric layer defining the inside surface of said belt, said fabric layer having a plurality of folded portions extending into said compression section at spaced positions along the endless path of said belt, each of said folded portions having associated portions of fabric in contact at an associated interface, said interfaces serving as stress-relief slits for said belt, and said associated portions of said fabric serving as fabric cushions on opposite sides of an associated stress-relief slit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
An endless power transmission belt made primarily of elastomeric material and comprising a compression section having an elastomeric bottom layer and means for stress-relief of said belt during operation thereof around associated sheaves, said stress-relief means comprising, a continuous fabric layer defining the inside surface of said belt, said fabric layer having a plurality of folded portions extending into said compression section at spaced positions along the endless path of said belt, each of said folded portions having associated portions of fabric in contact at an associated interface, said interfaces serving as stress-relief slits for said belt, and said associated portions of said fabric serving as fabric cushions on opposite sides of an associated stress-relief slit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A belt as set forth in claim 1 in which said bottom layer is an elastomeric layer free of reinforcing materials.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A belt as set forth in claim 1 in which said bottom layer is a fiber-reinforced elastomeric layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A belt as set forth in claim 1 in which said compression section comprises at least one additional layer arranged inwardly of said bottom layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A belt as set forth in claim 4 in which said additional layer is a fiber-reinforced elastomeric layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A belt as set forth in claim 4 in which said additional layer is a fabric layer embedded in an elastomeric matrix.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A belt as set forth in claim 1 in which said folded portions are equally spaced along said endless path.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A belt as set forth in claim 1 in which each of said folded portions extends into said compression section roughly the same distance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A belt as set forth in claim 8 in which said same distance ranges between 5 and 60 percent of the thickness of said compression section.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A belt as set forth in claim 1 and further comprising a load-carrying section adjoining said compression section and a tension section adjoining said load-carrying section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A belt as set forth in claim 10 in which said load-carrying section comprises a helically wound load-carrying cord.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A belt as set forth in claim 11 and further comprising a cover disposed against said tension section and defining the outside surface of said belt.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A belt as set forth in claim 12 and having a substantially trapezoidal cross-sectional outline wherein the non-parallel sides of said trapezoidal outline are raw edged and thus free of a covering material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
A belt as set forth in claim 1 in which said bottom layer is a fiber-reinforced elastomeric layer and is the only elastomeric layer of said compression section.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
340 words
A method of making elastomeric endless power transmission belts comprising the steps of, lining a member having a plurality of alternating ridges and grooves with a fabric material to define fabric-lined ridges and grooves, placing a plurality of elongated strips of elastomeric material in said fabric-lined grooves, laying a sheet of elastomeric material over said strips to define an assembly, removing said assembly from said member and wrapping said assembly around a cylindrical drum having a central longitudinal axis with said fabric-lined projections in contact with the outside surface of said drum and with said elongated strips arranged parallel with said central longitudinal axis, said wrapping step causing said fabric material to have a plurality of folded portions each having associated portions of fabric material arranged closely adjacent each other, building the remainder of a belt-defining sleeve outwardly of said assembly, curing and cooling said sleeve causing the strips and sheet of said assembly to flow together as a unitary mass to define a compression section of said belts to be cut from said sleeve and wherein said associated portions of fabric material are folded against each other, and cutting said sleeve to define a plurality of said endless power transmission belts wherein each belt has a compression section which comprises an elastomeric bottom layer defined by a part of said unitary mass and means for stress-relief of each belt during operation thereof around associated sheaves, said stress-relief means of each belt comprising a continuous fabric layer which defines the inside surface of the belt with said fabric layer being an annular portion of said fabric material, said fabric layer of each belt having a plurality of folded portions extending into its compression section at spaced positions along the endless path of the belt, each of said folded portions having associated portions of fabric in contact at an associated interface, said interfaces of each belt serving as stress-relief slits for the belt and said associated portions of fabric serving as fabric cushions on opposite sides of an associated stress-relief slit.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
340 words
A method of making elastomeric endless power transmission belts comprising the steps of, lining a member having a plurality of alternating ridges and grooves with a fabric material to define fabric-lined ridges and grooves, placing a plurality of elongated strips of elastomeric material in said fabric-lined grooves, laying a sheet of elastomeric material over said strips to define an assembly, removing said assembly from said member and wrapping said assembly around a cylindrical drum having a central longitudinal axis with said fabric-lined projections in contact with the outside surface of said drum and with said elongated strips arranged parallel with said central longitudinal axis, said wrapping step causing said fabric material to have a plurality of folded portions each having associated portions of fabric material arranged closely adjacent each other, building the remainder of a belt-defining sleeve outwardly of said assembly, curing and cooling said sleeve causing the strips and sheet of said assembly to flow together as a unitary mass to define a compression section of said belts to be cut from said sleeve and wherein said associated portions of fabric material are folded against each other, and cutting said sleeve to define a plurality of said endless power transmission belts wherein each belt has a compression section which comprises an elastomeric bottom layer defined by a part of said unitary mass and means for stress-relief of each belt during operation thereof around associated sheaves, said stress-relief means of each belt comprising a continuous fabric layer which defines the inside surface of the belt with said fabric layer being an annular portion of said fabric material, said fabric layer of each belt having a plurality of folded portions extending into its compression section at spaced positions along the endless path of the belt, each of said folded portions having associated portions of fabric in contact at an associated interface, said interfaces of each belt serving as stress-relief slits for the belt and said associated portions of fabric serving as fabric cushions on opposite sides of an associated stress-relief slit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as set forth in claim 15 in which said placing step comprises placing a plurality of elongated strips of elastomeric material which is free of reinforcing means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as set forth in claim 16 in which said laying step comprises laying a sheet of elastomeric material over said strips wherein said sheet is free of reinforcing means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method as set forth in claim 15 in which said step of building the remainder of a belt-defining sleeve outwardly of said assembly comprises wrapping material which defines a load-carrying section in each belt cut from said sleeve and wrapping material which defines a tension section in each belt cut from said sleeve.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as set forth in claim 15 in which said placing and laying steps comprise placing elongated strips of rubber and a sheet of rubber respectively.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as set forth in claim 15 in which said lining step comprises lining a rigid member having roughly V-shaped projections.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-12-07 | 1984-06-07 | 1984-12-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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