Power transmission belt and its transmission system
AssigneeDayco Europe S.R.L.
InventorsGiuseppe Gazzaneo, Fabio Nardone, Arcangelo Di Carlo, Carlo Piermatteo, Marco Di Meco
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Abstract
A power transmission belt having a body made of a first elastomeric material, a plurality of cords embedded in the body of the belt, a back and a plurality of ribs or teeth. The back or the ribs or the teeth are covered by a covering material chosen from the group composed of woven fabric and knitted fabric. The covering material includes elastolefin fibres, and preferably at least one elastolefin thread.
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A power transmission belt comprising a body in a first elastomeric material, a plurality of cords embedded in the body of the belt, a back and a plurality of ribs or teeth, said back or said ribs or teeth are covered with a covering material selected from the group consisting of woven fabric, and knitted fabric, characterized in that said covering material comprises elastolefin fibers, which is a fibrous polymer material made of at least 95% by weight of partially cross-linked macromolecules comprising ethylene and another olefin, wherein the elastolefin fibers are elastic in that when elongated by 50%, the fibers return to an original length.
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