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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Alan Mohr, Lincoln, NE (US);
Jeffery Dwight Lofgren, Lincoln, NE (US);
Vinod Pius Raju, Lincoln, NE (US);
Travis Ray Toline, Lincoln, NE (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/306 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/306 ;
Abstract
A drive system comprising a driver pulley, a driven pulley ( ), and a belt ( ). The belt ( ) has a pulley engaging surface ( ) comprised of a plurality of transversely extending self-tracking teeth ( ). The driven pulley ( ) has a non-grooved, crownless belt engaging surface ( ). The material ( ) forming the pulley engaging surface ( ) of the belt ( ) having a relatively low coefficient of friction, and the material ( ) forming the belt engaging surface ( ) of the driven pulley ( ) having a relatively high coefficient of friction.