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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1988
Filed:
May. 04, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy S Cataldo, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G / ; F16G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474242 ; 474201 ;
Abstract
A pulley and 'V' belt drive arrangement has a flexible belt disposed to transmit drive forces between two spaced 'V' groove pulleys. The flexible belt is constructed from a single fan-folded metal strip which is maintained in a continuous loop by one or more continuous metal bands. The bands are disposed in a U-shaped saddle or slot area formed in the fan-folded belt. The sidewalls of the saddle prevent lateral migration of the bands. The band length is sized to provide a compression load on the fan-folded belt to prevent longitudinal separation of the ends of the belt during torque transmission between the pulleys.