IP Library Granted Patent US 12,371,269
Granted Patent B2
US 12,371,269 · App. 17/303,904 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Center tracking dual synchronous belt system

Inventors: Jacob Kaplan (Omaha, NE); Christopher Ganshert (Lincoln, NE); Ben Roberts (Lincoln, NE)
Assignee: ContiTech Deutschland GmbH
B65G15/44A01D45/023B65G15/52B65G17/44B65G23/06B65G2201/042
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Patent No.
US 12,371,269
App. No.
17/303,904
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Synchronous belt systems include two or more sprockets, a first endless belt, and a second endless belt. The belts are connected together with belts attachment hardware through belt ports, and a belts gap is defined between the belts. Each of the sprockets includes sprocket teeth and sprocket tooth spaces between adjacent teeth of the sprocket teeth, and each of the sprockets has a sprocket center ridge. The belts each include a plurality of belt teeth which engage sprocket tooth spaces. The belts gap engages the sprocket center ridge of each of the sprockets. Each of the belts attachment hardware includes a connecting bar which renders a parallel and adjacent configuration of the first endless belt and the second endless belt.

Claims (25)

1. A synchronous belt system comprising a plurality of sprockets, a first endless belt, and a second endless belt;

wherein the first endless belt and the second endless belt are connected together with belts attachment hardware and wherein a belts gap is defined between the first endless belt and the second endless belt;

wherein each of the plurality of sprockets comprises sprocket teeth and sprocket tooth spaces between adjacent teeth of the sprocket teeth, and wherein each of the plurality sprockets comprise a sprocket center ridge;

wherein the belts gap engages the sprocket center ridge of each of the plurality of sprockets; and,

wherein the belts attachment hardware comprises a connecting bar which renders a parallel and adjacent configuration of the first endless belt and the second endless belt.

2. The synchronous belt system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the sprockets comprises a sprocket mounting port.

3. The synchronous belt system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sprockets consists of two sprockets.

4. The synchronous belt system according to claim 1 , wherein the first endless belt and the second endless belt are connected together with the belts attachment hardware through belt ports, and wherein the belts attachment hardware is disposed on the outer side of both the first endless belt and the second endless belt.

5. The synchronous belt system according to claim 4 , wherein the belts attachment hardware comprises connectors attached to each of the first endless belt and the second endless belt.

6. The synchronous belt system according to claim 5 , wherein the connectors are selected from one or more of rivet, screw, swage, and press fit devices.

7. The synchronous belt system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sprockets consists of two sprockets, and wherein one of the two sprockets is mounted to a drive shaft and the other of the two sprockets is mounted to an idler shaft.

8. A synchronous belt system comprising a plurality of sprockets, a first endless belt, and a second endless belt;

wherein the first endless belt and the second endless belt are connected together with belts attachment hardware and wherein a belts gap is defined between the first endless belt and the second endless belt;

wherein each of the plurality of sprockets comprises sprocket teeth and sprocket tooth spaces between adjacent teeth of the sprocket teeth, and wherein each of the plurality sprockets comprise a sprocket center ridge;

wherein the belts gap engages the sprocket center ridge of each of the plurality of sprockets;

wherein the belts attachment hardware comprises a connecting bar which renders a parallel and adjacent configuration of the first endless belt and the second endless belt; and

wherein the connecting bar comprises fabric or textile in contact with the first endless belt and the second endless belt, and wherein the belts attachment hardware comprises rivets attached to each of the first endless belt and the second endless belt.

9. A synchronous belt system comprising a plurality of sprockets, a first endless belt, and a second endless belt;

wherein the first endless belt and the second endless belt are connected together with belts attachment hardware and wherein a belts gap is defined between the first endless belt and the second endless belt;

wherein each of the plurality of sprockets comprises sprocket teeth and sprocket tooth spaces between adjacent teeth of the sprocket teeth, and wherein each of the plurality sprockets comprise a sprocket center ridge;

wherein the belts gap engages the sprocket center ridge of each of the plurality of sprockets;

wherein the belts attachment hardware comprises a connecting bar which renders a parallel and adjacent configuration of the first endless belt and the second endless belt;

wherein the first endless belt and the second endless belt are connected together with the belts attachment hardware through belt ports;

wherein the belts attachment hardware further comprises a first attachment tooth, and a second attachment tooth; and,

wherein the first attachment tooth and the second attachment tooth are disposed against tooth sides of the first endless belt and the second endless belt, respectively.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2024
From: CONTITECH ANTRIEBSSYSTEME GMBH
To: CONTITECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 069359/0391 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2021
From: KAPLAN, JACOB; GANSHERT, CHRISTOPHER; ROBERTS, BEN
To: CONTITECH ANTRIEBSSYSTEME GMBH
Reel/Frame 056594/0935 →
Continuity (1)
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