Borgwarner Inc.

Kenneth A Braybrook

John Saxon Ivey

A power transmission belt especially adapted for use in variable pulley transmissions and comprising a continuous metal containing band with attached drive blocks. The drive blocks are formed from sheet metal stampings and formed by sheet metal bending procedures.

Power transmission belt with drive blocks

Method of forming a block for a metal belt

A flexible power transmission belt, especially adapted for use with drive blocks and pulley transmissions comprising a composite structure of metal bands, cord-like tension members and elastomer material, the latter being cured and maintaining the integrity of the composite structure.

Power transmission belt

A method of manufacturing a hydraulic torque converter impeller member and the product of such manufacture in which a hardened steel cylindrical bearing is assembled to a drawn hub portion of a generally annular sheet metal part to comprise a torque converter impeller comprising the steps of (1) semidrawing the part to include a partly drawn hub portion, (2) placing a hardened cylindrical bearing in a die mechanism, (3) assembling the generally annular part into the die mechanism with the hub portion engaged in the cylindrical bearing (4) drawing and extruding the hub by moving an object the size of the desired finished inside diameter of the hub through same whereby the hub is formed and forced against the bearing member with sufficient force to make a permanent connection between the hub and bearing, and (5) trimming the excess material from the outer end of the hub portion to conform same to the dimensions of the cylindrical bearing.

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Letchworth, United Kingdom

Kenneth A Braybrook