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Pulleys and drive belts - Synchronous drive

Author: Roland FARGES

Publication date: February 10, 1990

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1. Different belt types

1.1 Definitions and terminology

  • Synchronous belt: a belt whose cross-section has the general shape of a rectangle, but which has transverse teeth on its inside face at regular intervals (figure 1 ). Teeth may also be present on the outside: double-toothed synchronous belt.

  • Tooth: one of the transverse elements projecting from the inner face of the belt and having the right profile to mesh with the teeth of a synchronous pulley.

  • Pitch P b : distance between the axes of symmetry of two consecutive teeth, in a straight...

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