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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brent C Bargfrede, Dunlap, IL (US);
Anthony E Kirn, Pekin, IL (US);
Brian D McFeeters, Morton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ; F16G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474249 ; 474250 ;
Abstract
An endless elastomeric belt includes a plurality of longitudinally separated guide blocks each having a longitudinally extending slot in a tip portion thereof. The slot reduces the mass of the guide block at a location most effective for reducing acceleration forces generated in the belt at a position where the belt separates from the entrained wheels at high rotational speeds. Reducing the acceleration forces reduces fatigue failures tending to occur in the bond joint between the guide block and a belt body.