V-belt
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShinya Kuwabara
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Abstract
A durable V-belt formed by fastening plate-like elements juxtaposed annularly using a ring. The element comprises a saddle face on which the ring is disposed, columns extending radially outwardly from lateral ends of a saddle face, and flank faces formed on lateral ends of the column to be contacted with a groove of a V-pulley to transmit power. An angle between outer circumferential portions of the flank faces is substantially identical to or smaller than an open angle of the groove of the V-pulley; and an angle between inner circumferential portions of the flank faces is larger than the angle between the outer circumferential portions.
Claims6
A V-belt, comprising:
- a plate-like element having a saddle face, a column extending radially outwardly from each lateral end of the saddle face, and a flank face formed on each lateral end of the column to be contacted with a groove of a V-pulley to transmit power;
- and
- a ring disposed on the saddle face to fasten an array of the elements being juxtaposed annularly in a manner to orient the saddle face to an outer circumferential side;
- wherein an angle between outer circumferential portions of the flank faces of the element is substantially identical to or smaller than an open angle of the groove of the V-pulley;
- and
- an angle between inner circumferential portions of the flank faces of the element is larger than the angle between the outer circumferential portions of the flank faces of the element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.