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Granted Patent B2
US 11,867,258 · App. 16/628,360 · Granted Jan 9, 2024

V-ribbed belt

Inventors: Masashi Tamura (Hyogo, JP); Takeshi Nishiyama (Hyogo, JP); Manabu Mitsutomi (Hyogo, JP); Hiroshi Matsumura (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
F16G5/06F16G5/08F16G5/20
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Patent No.
US 11,867,258
App. No.
16/628,360
Granted
Jan 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a V-ribbed belt that includes carbon-fiber twisted cords as core wires, the V-ribbed belt having a tensile elasticity of 240-500 N/(mm·%), and the core wire diameter of the core wires being 0.6-1.2 mm. The V-ribbed belt may have a tensile strength of 620 N/mm or more per 1 mm width of the belt.

Claims (12)

1. A V-ribbed belt comprising a twisted cord comprising a carbon fiber as a core wire, wherein:

the V-ribbed belt has a tensile elastic modulus of 240 to 500 N/(mm %), wherein the tensile elastic modulus of the V-ribbed belt is an inclination of a straight line in an area of 85-140 N/mm in a stress-strain curve;

the core wire has a core wire diameter of 0.6 to 1.2 mm; and

the core wire has a pitch that is 0.1 to 0.5 mm larger than the core wire diameter.

2. The V-ribbed belt according to claim 1 , having a tensile strength of 620 N/mm or more per 1 mm width of the V-ribbed belt.

3. The V-ribbed belt according to claim 1 , having a total fineness of the core wire of 300 to 900 tex.

4. The V-ribbed belt according to claim 1 , wherein the core wire is a single-twisted yarn in which a plurality of carbon fiber filaments are arranged and then twisted in one direction, and a number of twists is 5 to 10 times/10 cm.

5. The V-ribbed belt according to claim 1 , comprising a compression rubber layer comprising staple fibers protruding from a surface thereof.

6. The V-ribbed belt according to claim 1 , having a number of ribs of 3 to 5.

7. The V-ribbed belt according to claim 1 , having an average width of 7 to 22 mm.

8. The V-ribbed belt according to claim 1 , which is attached to an engine mounted with a belt-type ISG drive in which a dynamic tension per 1 mm width of the V-ribbed belt exceeds 85 N/mm.

9. The V-ribbed belt according to claim 1 , which is attached to an engine mounted with a belt-type ISG drive including a tensioner at a back surface of the V-ribbed belt, wherein the V-ribbed belt comprises a tension layer selected from the group consisting of a tension layer whose surface is covered with a cloth, a tension layer which includes staple fibers, and a tension layer whose surface is covered with a cloth and which includes staple fibers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2020
From: TAMURA, MASASHI; NISHIYAMA, TAKESHI; MITSUTOMI, MANABU; MATSUMURA, HIROSHI
To: MITSUBOSHI BELTING LTD.
Reel/Frame 051408/0652 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2017-130977 · Jul 4, 2017 · national
JP 2018-122265 · Jun 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200217396A1 · Jul 9, 2020