Toothed belt having an end attachment part
AssigneeContinental Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHubert Goser, Detlef Harbecke, Helmut Wille
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Abstract
A toothed belt is provided with at least one end attachment part for connecting an end portion of a toothed belt to a housing part or a component to be driven. The end attachment part is a formed strip made of metal or plastic in order to make the attachment of the toothed belt quicker and simpler. The strip has elements or sections which engage in the teeth of the end portion and are securely held therein. In the assembled condition, the end attachment part includes a portion to facilitate a mechanical connection at its end facing away from the end portion of the toothed belt.
Claims5
A toothed belt having an end portion with first and second sides and with a tooth configuration formed in one of said sides, said tooth configuration having a plurality of teeth with each two mutually adjacent ones of said teeth defining a tooth gullet, the toothed belt comprising:
- an end attachment part for connecting said end portion to a component including a housing part or a part to be driven by said toothed belt;
- said end attachment part including a formed strip made of metal or plastic;
- said formed strip being bent over 180.degree. to define first and second legs enclosing said end portion therebetween;
- said first leg being formed to have a profile corresponding to said tooth configuration so that said first leg interengages with said tooth configuration when placed thereagainst;
- holding means coacting with said second leg to hold said first leg in said tooth gullets of said tooth configuration;
- and,
- said formed strip having an end section conjointly defined by said first and second legs when said formed strip is bent over and said end section defining connecting means for facilitating the connection of said end portion of said toothed belt to the component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.