Drive Belts Including Foamed Undercord Layers and Methods of Manufacturing The Same

    公开(公告)号:US20240077130A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-07

    申请号:US18270025

    申请日:2021-12-28

    申请人: Gates Corporation

    摘要: A drive belt includes an undercord layer having a first region proximate a backing layer surface of the undercord layer and a second region proximate the exterior surface of the undercord layer, the first region being foamed and the second region either being foamed to a lesser extent than the first region or not being foamed. The drive belt further includes a cover layer formed over the exterior surface of the undercord layer. Alternatively, the drive belt may be foamed throughout the undercord layer thickness, with a cover layer formed on the exterior surface of the undercord layer. The manufacturing process for making the foamed undercord layer can include incorporating a first quantity of foaming agent in a first sheet of undercord layer material and either a second quantity of foaming agent in a second sheet of undercord layer material, the second quantity being less than the first quantity, or including no foaming agent in the second sheet. The first sheet and second sheet are disposed in a mold, to which heat and pressure is applied to cure the sheets and foam the first sheet and the second sheet when the second sheet includes foaming agent. The mold includes an exterior portion that forms ridges in the exterior surface of the undercord layer and a cover layer disposed on the exterior surface of the undercord layer. The drive belt incorporating the undercord layer having a foamed first region may exhibit reduced bending stiffness and improved energy efficiency.

    Hybrid cable for reinforcing polymeric articles and reinforced articles

    公开(公告)号:US10968566B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16154701

    申请日:2018-10-08

    申请人: Gates Corporation

    摘要: A hybrid cable having a core and a wrap; the core made from a carbon fiber yarn or bundle of carbon fiber strands or yarns; and the wrap made of a plurality of metal wires helically wrapped around the core, the plurality of metal wires laid side by side without crossing each other. The fibers, yarns, or core may be treated with polymeric sizing, adhesive, or binder. The wire may be steel and may have a coating such as brass or zinc plating, or a polymeric coating or treatment. The hybrid cable is useful for reinforcing composite articles such as belts, track, or hose.

    Power transmission belt
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10267380B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US15301017

    申请日:2015-03-30

    申请人: HUTCHINSON

    摘要: A power transmission belt and a method for manufacturing said belt. The belt includes: a backing layer made of a material with elastomeric behavior; a ventral layer made of a material with elastomeric behavior; a mechanical reinforcement means inserted between the backing layer and the ventral layer comprising a film with thermoplastic transformation surrounding the mechanical reinforcement means, said film comprising at least: a first component physically and/or chemically bonded to at least one component of the backing layer; a second component physically and/or chemically bonded to at least one component of the mechanical reinforcement means; and a third component physically and/or chemically bonded to at least one component of the ventral layer. The method for manufacturing said belt may advantageously use an anti-sticking means.

    RUBBER COMPOSITION AND RUBBER PRODUCTS USING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20180244906A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-30

    申请号:US15967333

    申请日:2018-04-30

    申请人: Gates Corporation

    摘要: Compositions useful for power transmission belts or hose which utilize environmentally friendly cellulosic reinforcing fibers. The elastomeric or rubber compositions include a base elastomer, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a cellulosic fiber, and a curative. The base elastomer may be one or more selected from ethylene elastomers, nitrile elastomers, and polychloroprene elastomers. The elastomer may be an ethylene-alpha-olefin elastomer. The polyvinylpyrrolidone may be present in an amount of 5 to 50 parts weight per hundred parts of the elastomer. The cellulosic fiber may be one or more selected from kenaf, jute, hemp, flax, ramie, sisal, wood, rayon, acetate, triacetate, and cotton. The cellulosic fiber may be a bast fiber. The cellulosic fiber is present in an amount of 1 to 50 parts weight per hundred parts of the elastomer.

    Low Modulus Belt Utilizing Tensile Member and Belt Carcass

    公开(公告)号:US20180023663A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-25

    申请号:US15215643

    申请日:2016-07-21

    发明人: William Speer

    IPC分类号: F16G1/08 F16G1/28

    CPC分类号: F16G1/08 F16G1/28

    摘要: An endless belt is provided includes a compression section, a tension section, and a cover layer, together defining a longitudinal direction of the endless belt. The tension section has a plurality of tensile members extending at an angle of 0° to 45° relative to the longitudinal direction of the endless belt, and the tensile members are orientated a zig-zag pattern. In some cases, the plurality of tensile members extend along the longitudinal direction of the belt at an angle of 0°. Each of the plurality of tensile members may be continuous or discontinuous. The tensile members may be laid in a plane substantially parallel with the longitudinal direction of the belt. The tension section may include two sets of a plurality of tensile members, where the first set tensile members are orientated in a first zig-zag pattern and the second set of tensile members are orientated in a second zig-zag pattern.

    Flat belt clamping system and method
    10.
    发明授权
    Flat belt clamping system and method 有权
    平皮带夹紧系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US09347520B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-24

    申请号:US13309228

    申请日:2011-12-01

    申请人: Peter Wolf

    发明人: Peter Wolf

    摘要: A belt clamping system including an open-ended, flat belt with an end portion having a number of teeth projecting therefrom and a clamping plate with matching tooth profile for use in connecting the belt end to another structure. The flat belt may be reinforced with longitudinally extending cords. The toothed profile may be a standard timing belt profile and may be unreinforced. A length of timing belt profile material may be welded to the flat surface of the open-ended flat belt at or near an end. The length of timing belt profile may include at least 7 tooth pitches. The end portion may be clamped between a flat surface of a flat plate and a grooved surface of a grooved plate having grooves complementary to the timing belt teeth.

    摘要翻译: 一种带夹紧系统,包括开口平坦带,其端部具有从其突出的多个齿,以及具有匹配齿形的夹板,用于将带端连接到另一结构。 扁平带可以用纵向延伸的线加强。 齿形轮廓可以是标准的同步皮带轮廓,并且可以是未加强的。 同一带轮型材的长度可以在端部处或附近焊接到开口平的带的平坦表面。 同步皮带轮廓的长度可以包括至少7个齿距。 端部可以被夹持在平板的平坦表面和具有与同步带齿互补的凹槽的带槽的表面之间。