BELT DRIVE

Belt drive

What is a belt drive?

Belt drive

These materials are most often used for making belts for belt transmission:

Steel

Leather

Textile

Rubber

Leather belts

Leather is the most used materials in transmission belts. Rawhide is tanned, a process in which hide turns to leather, gaining elasticity, material strength, and longevity.

Advantages and disadvantages

disadvantages

• takes up a lot of space
• large pulleys significantly load shafts and bearings
• the belt slides on the pulley
• deformations occur and increase during use

Advantages

• quiet work

• well withstands impact load
• simple design and easy maintenance
• easy on and off
• the gear ratio can be changed
• suitable for medium shaft spacing

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