Synchronous drive belt with oblique and offset teeth
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorMichael J. W. Gregg
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Abstract
A synchronous drive belt has at least two adjacent rows of teeth which are at oppositely balanced oblique angles to the longitudinal direction of the belt. In addition, the centerlines of the teeth in the adjacent rows are offset from each other by a distance of up to 10% to 90% of their pitch.
Claims4
A synchronous drive belt comprised of a resilient elastomer, reinforced with one or more reinforcing members extending along and thereby defining a pitch line, with at least two transversely adjacent rows of teeth having centerlines uniformly spaced apart in the longitudinal direction by their Pitch P and extending obliquely to the longitudinal direction such that the teeth in the transversely adjacent rows are at oppositely balanced angles and the centerlines of said adjacent teeth are offset from each other by a distance of from 10% to 90% of the Pitch P.
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