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AssigneeThe Gates Corporation
InventorsKarla J. Bier, Douglas R. Sedlacek, Cynthia Decker, William Buchholz, Daniel Beal
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A banded frictional power transmission belt with a satin-weave, band fabric wrapped around the outside of the belt. The band fabric may be a satin weave of warp and weft yarns and may include a high-strength, wear-resistant yarn such as aramid fibers, and may include a high-adhesive yarn such as nylon and/or cotton. The aramid and/or nylon fibers may be staple or filament fibers. The band fabric may be treated. The band fabric may have a 4×1 satin weave. The band fabric may be wrapped on a bias. The high-adhesive yarn may predominantly reside on the inside of the fabric contacting said V-belt, and the high-strength, wear-resistant yarn may predominantly reside on the outside of the fabric which is the outer, pulley-contacting surface of the belt. The banded belt may be a V-belt, round belt, dual-V-belt, or multiple V-belts, or have another friction belt profile.
A banded friction power transmission belt comprising a band fabric wrapped onto the outside of the belt, wherein the band fabric comprises a crowsfoot satin weave or a modified satin weave and has warp yarns and weft yarns, wherein said warp yarns and weft yarns comprise a three-component blend of aramid, cotton, and nylon or polyester fibers.
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