To extend the operation life of a known belt without increasing cost.
This drive belt comprises at least one continuous band 11 and the array of plate-like traverse elements 20 engaged with each other in the longitudinal direction of the connection band 11. The continuous band 11 is curved with a crowning radius of curvature Rcrown in the traverse direction to impart internal stress distribution to determine a curling radius of curvature Rcurl when the cut continuous band 11 is curved in the longitudinal direction. The ratio Rcurl/Rmin of the curling radius of curvature Rcurl to the minimum radius of curvature Rmin and a preliminary bending coefficient fPB meet the requirement of the following expression.fPB=(δi+δo)/δo. Where, δi: maximum vertical distance in radial direction between neutral line NL in cross section of band 11 where stress by absolute longitudinal bending is zero and innermost surface 12, and δo: maximum vertical distance in radial direction between the neutral line NL and outermost surface 13.
VAN DER VELDE ARIE GERRIT IZAA
VAN DER MEER CORNELIS JOHANNES
VAN LITH JOHANNES HENDRIKUS
BRANDSMA ARJEN
| JPS5757938A | 1982-04-07 | |||
| JPS63203945A | 1988-08-23 | |||
| JP2001214956A | 2001-08-10 | |||
| JPS5757938A | 1982-04-07 | |||
| JPS63203945A | 1988-08-23 | |||
| JPS63235032A | 1988-09-30 | |||
| JP2001214956A | 2001-08-10 |
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