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US 5,326,332 AGranted
Endless elastomeric belt
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsBrent C. Bargfrede, Anthony E. Kirn, Brian D. McFeeters
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Abstract
An endless elastomeric belt includes a plurality of longitudinally separated guide blocks each having a longitudinally extending slot in a tip portion thereof. The slot reduces the mass of the guide block at a location most effective for reducing acceleration forces generated in the belt at a position where the belt separates from the entrained wheels at high rotational speeds. Reducing the acceleration forces reduces fatigue failures tending to occur in the bond joint between the guide block and a belt body.
Claims3
An endless elastomeric belt comprising:
- an endless body of closed loop construction having an interior surface;
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- a plurality of longitudinally separated guide blocks bonded to and extending interiorly from the interior surface, each guide block having a pair of opposite end surfaces, a pair of belt positioning side surfaces, a tip portion, and a longitudinally extending slot formed in the tip portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.