Fabric for Toothed Power Transmission Belt and Belt
AssigneeThe Gates Corporation
InventorsShawn Xiang Wu, Clifford Walker, Kevin Ward
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Abstract
A fabric for reinforcing a power transmission belt including fibers of polyarylene sulfide and a belt utilizing the fabric. The fabric may have textured or elastic core wrapped stretch yarns in the longitudinal direction. Longitudinal yarns may include PPS and textured transverse yarns include nylon. Yarns may include blends of high performance fibers and nylon or other fibers.
Claims14
A woven stretch fabric for reinforcing a power transmission belt comprising textured staple fibers of polyarylene sulfide and optionally some textured fibers of polyamide.
A power transmission belt having an elastomeric body, a tensile member embedded within said body, a pulley contact surface, and a back surface;
- comprising on at least one of said surfaces a woven stretch fabric comprising textured staple fibers of polyarylene sulfide and optionally some textured fibers of nylon.
A power transmission belt reinforced with a woven stretch fabric comprising longitudinal yarns oriented in the belt longitudinal direction that are capable of stretching at least about 50% and transverse yarns oriented in the belt transverse direction;
- with the longitudinal yarns comprising polyamide fibers and staple fibers of polyarylene sulfide;
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- the transverse yarns consisting of textured multifilament polyamide yarn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.