Belt provided with a wear indicator
AssigneeAmmega Italia S.P.A.
InventorFederico Airola
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Abstract
A belt extends along a longitudinal axis and is delimited by two sides opposite one another, by a back surface and by a front surface, which is opposite the back surface, is provided with at least one tooth and is designed to cooperate in contact with a transmission wheel; the belt has at least one wear indicator defined by an element comprising ferromagnetic material, which is embedded in an intermediate portion of the tooth.
Claims10
A transmission belt extending along a longitudinal axis and delimited by two side faces opposite to one another, by a back surface and by a front surface, which is opposite to said back surface, the transmission belt comprising:
- a band-like portion, extending along said longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of teeth located at said front surface configured to cooperate in contact with a transmission wheel during use, and protruding from said band-like portion with a first height along an axis, which is orthogonal to said longitudinal axis;
- at least one wear indicator defined by an element, which comprises ferromagnetic material and is embedded in one of the teeth so as to be consumed together with said one of the teeth during use of the transmission belt;
- wherein said element is spaced apart from said side faces, has an outer surface arranged flush with said front surface, and extends inside said one of the teeth from said outer surface along said axis with a second height which is lower than, or equal to, said first height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.