Profile-ribbed belt

Trimming ribbed belt tooth profile similar to the V-belt, cut in the profile of the wedge, to enhance flexibility of the band with heat and can, and can significantly increase belt life. Goodyear study, the same chloroprene rubber (CR) material ribbed belt, high temperature fatigue test ordinary ribbed belt 66 h, up to 167 h-ribbed belt teeth. A tooth-ribbed belt can reduce the assembly with the required precision. But in the tooth-ribbed belt pulley will be used by the air flow into the zone, a rhythmic acoustic flow. Goodyear company Helical, ultra-high (DAYCO) company caused irregular teeth to offset such voices can be reduced by about 15 dB noise about. The two companies were "Gatorhark" and "POLYCOG" marking to market.