JP2007298059A - High load transmission belt - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high load transmission belt adaptable for high speed rotation because of a lighter weight and smaller centrifugal force during traveling while preventing wear or heating between a block and a center belt. <P>SOLUTION: The high load transmission belt comprises the center belts 3a, 3b, and the block 2 having groove portions 14, 15 encircled by upper and lower beams 11, 12 and a pillar 13. Protruded strip portions 20, 21 in the cross direction of the belt are formed on a groove upper face 16 and a groove lower face 17 in the groove portions 14, 15, and recessed strip portions 18, 19 in the cross direction of the belt are also formed in one center belt at a predetermined pitch. The protruded strip portions 20, 21 are fitted to the recessed strip portions 18, 19, respectively. Besides, on the protruded strip portion of at least one of the groove upper face 16 or the groove lower face 17 in the groove portions 14, 15 of the block, one or more protrusions 22 and flat portions 23 are provided in an alternately manner. The surface of at least part of the flat portion 23 is tapered where the groove portions 14, 15 are wider as tending to the side face of the block 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a high load transmission belt in which a block is fixed at a predetermined pitch along the longitudinal direction of a tension band, and more specifically, it is lightweight and has a high load with excellent bending elastic modulus, impact resistance, wear resistance, and dimensional accuracy. Related to transmission belt.

  The belt used in the belt type continuously variable transmission is used by being wound around a transmission pulley that changes the effective diameter of the pulley by adjusting the V groove width of the pulley and adjusts the transmission gear ratio. Because the side pressure from the belt increases, the belt must withstand a large side pressure. In addition to continuously variable speed applications, it is necessary to use a belt that can withstand a high load, especially for high-load transmission applications where the life of conventional rubber belts is too short.

  Among such belts, there is a tensile transmission type high-load transmission belt in which a block is fixed to the center belt to increase the strength in the belt width direction. A block made of an elastomer that is relatively harder than the elastomer used for the center belt is fixed to the center belt embedded in the elastomer using a fixing material such as a bolt or a rivet.

  The required quality of the block used in such a tension transmission type high load transmission belt is the purpose of high load transmission in friction transmission as described above, so bending fatigue, wear resistance, heat resistance, rigidity It is necessary to have a good balance of properties such as impact resistance. Another important factor is not to wear the pulley.

  An example of a high load transmission belt that satisfies these requirements is disclosed in Patent Document 1. This belt uses a double-structured block in which the part where the block and pulley come into contact is coated with an insert material made of metal or the like by a resin molding material in which a rubber component is added to a phenolic resin component. It is.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, by setting the thickness of the tension band to be larger than the width of the groove of the block, it eliminates rattling between the tension band and the block and suppresses the rocking of the block. Techniques for preventing wear and heat generation are disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-34342 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-55344

  Recently, due to diversification of needs, there has been a demand for a high-load transmission belt that can be rotated at a high speed although the load is a little lower than the conventional one.

  For this reason, for example, since the belt disclosed in Patent Document 1 uses an aluminum alloy or the like as an insert material, if it rotates at a high speed, a large centrifugal force is applied due to its weight, and a large tension acts on the belt. As a result, there has been a problem that the belt is prematurely damaged.

  If an insert material made of a metal such as an aluminum alloy is not used, the block is lightweight, and the weight of the entire belt can be significantly reduced. Therefore, the belt can be advantageous for high-speed rotation.

  However, a reduction in the strength of the block cannot be avoided in exchange for reducing the weight of the belt, and the block is relatively susceptible to bending. Such a belt has a structure in which an elastomer center belt is mounted in a groove provided in the block, but the upper and lower beams of the block also bend when the center belt is mounted.

  On the other hand, in order to solve the problems such as wear and heat generation due to the rocking of the block as described in Patent Document 2, there is a measure to make the thickness of the center belt larger than the width of the groove of the block. There is a problem that the deflection of the upper and lower beams is further increased in the block in which the beam is not embedded. As a result, there is a problem that the transmission performance of the belt is lowered or noise is generated.

  Therefore, the present invention solves such a problem, the belt is lightweight and suitable for high-speed rotation because no insert material is embedded, and even if a center belt is attached, the bending of the upper and lower beams of the block is small, In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a high-load transmission belt in which the movement between the block and the center belt is strongly regulated and the problem of wear and heat generation can be prevented by preventing the block from swinging.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, a center belt in which a core wire is embedded in an elastomer, a block having a groove surrounded by upper and lower beams and a pillar for connecting the upper beam and the lower beam by a pillar and mounting the center belt, In the high-load transmission belt having the side surfaces of the upper and lower beams formed on the V-side surface in contact with the pulley V-groove, the groove upper surface and the groove lower surface in the groove portion are formed with convex strips in the belt width direction and on the other hand, The belt is also formed with a groove in the belt width direction at a predetermined pitch, the protrusion and the groove are fitted to each other, and at least one of the groove upper surface or the groove lower surface in the groove of the block. One or more protrusions and flat portions are alternately provided on the portion, and at least a portion of the flat portion surface extends in the direction in which the width of the groove portion increases toward the side surface of the block. Heavy duty power transmission belt, characterized in that the over tapered surface.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a high load transmission belt is formed in which the surface of the flat portion located at both ends of each beam in the flat portion is parallel to the belt width direction.

  In the high load transmission belt of the present invention, since the block in which the insert material is not embedded is used as the block, the belt is lightweight and is not damaged by the centrifugal force during traveling, and is suitable for use at high speed rotation. In addition, the fixing and holding between the block and the center belt is not by making the width of the groove portion of the block smaller than the thickness of the center belt but by providing a protrusion partially on the ridge. The protrusions bite into the elastomer material constituting the center belt, so that the movement between the block and the center belt is strongly restricted. Furthermore, by making the surface of the flat part between the protrusions into a tapered surface, the step on the center side of the protrusions becomes larger, and the center belt can be more effectively prevented from slipping out of the groove of the block. Problems such as wear and heat generation of the center belt and block can be prevented.

  In Claim 2, the flat part surface located in the both ends of each beam in a flat part is made into the surface parallel to a belt width direction without a taper, the dimensional accuracy of a block is taken out, and between a center belt and a block is provided. This is advantageous in suppressing movement.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of an example of a high load transmission belt 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the main part. The high-load transmission belt 1 of the present invention is fixed to two center belts 3a and 3b having the same width formed by embedding a core wire 5 in a spiral shape in an elastomer 4, and the center belts 3a and 3b. A plurality of blocks 2. Both side surfaces 2a and 2b of the block 2 are inclined surfaces that engage with the V-grooves of the pulleys, and receive the power from the driven pulleys and are locked and fixed by the center belts 3a and 3b. The power of the driving pulley is transmitted to the driven pulley.

  The block 2 is composed of an upper beam 11 and a lower beam 12, and pillars 13 connecting the central portions of the upper and lower beams 11 and 12, and between the two side surfaces 2a and 2b of the block 2 and between 2c and 2d. Grooves 14 and 15 for fitting the pair of center belts 3a and 3b are formed. Further, on the groove upper surface 16 and the groove lower surface 17 in the groove portion 15, the groove portions 18, 21 that engage with the groove portion 18 provided on the groove upper surface of the center belt 3 a, 3 b and the groove portion 19 provided on the lower surface are provided. It is designed to engage.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the block 2 in this invention consists only of resin materials. In this way, when the block 2 in which the insert material made of metal such as aluminum alloy is not embedded is used, the belt can be reduced in weight as compared with the belt using the block in which the insert material is embedded. Although it has the advantage that the centrifugal force generated in the vehicle is small, it is suitable for high-speed applications with relatively light loads such as motorcycles.

  3 and 5 are front views of the block, and FIG. 4 is a view of the ridge portion 21 as viewed from above. In the present invention, it is formed on at least one of the groove upper surface 16 and the groove lower surface 17 of the block. Protrusions 22 and flat portions 23 are alternately provided on the ridge portions 20 and 21, and the surface of the flat portion 23 is a tapered surface in a direction in which the width of the groove portion 15 becomes wider toward the side surface of the block. 3 shows an example in which the protrusion 22 and the flat part 23 are provided on both the groove upper surface 16 and the groove lower surface 17, and FIG. 5 shows an example in which the protrusion 22 and the flat part 23 are provided only on the groove upper surface 16. Further, the protrusion 22 in FIG. 5 is an elongated protrusion 22 that extends in the belt longitudinal direction along the upper surface of the ridge portion 20.

  When the center belt is attached to the groove portion 15 of the block by providing the protrusion 22, the protrusion 22 bites into the elastomer material constituting the center belt and strongly restricts movement between the block and the center belt. Thus, even when the block receives a force from the pulley while the belt is running, the block can be prevented from swinging to prevent wear or heat generation in the block or the center belt. And the level | step difference by the side of the block center of the processus | protrusion 22 becomes large because the flat part 23 surface is made into a taper surface, and the escape from the groove part 15 of a center belt can be prevented more effectively.

When the protrusion 22 is provided for the purpose as described above, the height of the protrusion 22 is preferably in the range of 0.05 to 0.25 mm, and the area of one protrusion is preferably in the range of 0.01 to ² mm ^2. The number of the protrusions 22 to be provided is preferably in the range of 1 to 10 per one ridge.

  If the height of the protrusion 22 is less than 0.05 mm, the amount of biting into the center belt is small, and the effect of restricting the movement between the block and the center belt is small. Although the effect of restricting movement is increased, the amount of deflection of the upper and lower beams increases, causing problems with the contact between the block and the pulley, leading to noise and reduced transmission efficiency, and damaging the center belt. This is also not preferable.

Next, if the area of the protrusion is less than 0.01 mm ^2, the strength of the protrusion 22 may be reduced and may break, and if it exceeds 2 mm ² , the biting into the elastomer material constituting the center belt is reduced. This is not preferable because the effect of regulating the movement between the block and the center belt is reduced.

  Furthermore, the number of the protrusions 22 provided per one ridge is in the range of 1 to 10. If the number exceeds 10, the amount of deflection of the upper and lower beams becomes large, causing a problem in the contact between the block and the pulley, leading to noise and lowering of transmission efficiency, which is not preferable.

  The taper angle of the flat portion 23 is preferably set in the range of 0.5 to 5.0 °. If the angle is less than 0.5 °, the effect of preventing the groove from being removed from the groove portion 15 of the center belt is hardly obtained. If the angle exceeds 5.0 °, the notch of the block becomes large and the strength is lowered.

  Further, in the belt as in the present invention, the center belt 3 must be able to be inserted into the groove portion 15 of the block 2, but it is necessary to prevent the movement between the two, and the thickness of the center belt 15 and the groove portion 15 Dimensional accuracy becomes important.

  Therefore, in the present invention, the surface of the flat portion 23a located at the end of each beam in the flat portion 23 is not a tapered surface but a surface parallel to the width direction of the belt. By doing so, the width of the groove 15 can be measured using these parallel surfaces and can be measured more accurately, so that the dimensional accuracy can be increased.

  In the block 2 according to the present invention, the insert material is not embedded, but the insert material alone refers to a skeleton-like structure that has almost the shape of a block, and is blended in, for example, a synthetic resin material. Adding a reinforcing material such as short fiber or whisker added in the form does not mean that the insert material is embedded.

  Specifically, hard rubber having a hardness of 90 ° JIS A or more, hard polyurethane resin, liquid crystal resin, phenol resin, epoxy resin, polyester resin, acrylic resin, methacrylic resin, polyamide can be used as the resin of block 2 Such as resin, polyamideimide (PAI) resin, polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin, polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin, polyimide (PI) resin, polyethersulfone (PES) resin, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin, A synthetic resin is used. A synthetic resin such as is used. However, among these, thermosetting resins such as hard polyurethane resin, liquid crystal resin, phenol resin, and epoxy resin are inferior in impact resistance, and cracking is likely to occur. Therefore, reinforcement by the reinforcing bar 22 of the present invention is preferable.

  In the present invention, it is possible to mix a fibrous reinforcing material or a whisker-shaped reinforcing material in the resin material forming the block as described above, and the fibrous reinforcing material is blended in the range of 15 to 40% by weight. To do. If it is less than 15% by weight, there is a problem that the reinforcing effect is small and the wear resistance of the block is not sufficient, and if it exceeds 40% by weight, it becomes difficult to blend into a resin or injection molding becomes difficult. It is not preferable because there is a problem.

  Examples of the fibrous reinforcing material to be blended with the synthetic resin include aramid fibers, carbon fibers, glass fibers, polyamide fibers, and polyester fibers. Among them, by using a combination of nylon 46 and carbon fiber, which is a preferable example of the resin constituting the block, the carbon fiber can improve the water absorption defect of nylon 46 and greatly improve the rigidity. In addition, the wear resistance, impact resistance, and fatigue resistance of nylon 46 can be utilized. Of the carbon fibers, PAN-based carbon fibers are preferably used. Moreover, the toughness of a block improves by mix | blending an aramid fiber in combination with a carbon fiber, and abrasion resistance and impact resistance can be improved further.

  Moreover, you may mix | blend inorganic fibers, such as a zinc oxide whisker, a potassium titanate whisker, an aluminum borate whisker other than said organic fiber as said fibrous reinforcement.

  By adopting such a material structure, it has strength such as rigidity and toughness that can sufficiently withstand the side pressure received when it comes into contact with the pulley, has excellent wear resistance, and further, with respect to heat generated during friction. The power received from the pulley can be efficiently transmitted as a tensile force to the center belts 3a and 3b, and a tension transmission type high load transmission belt can be configured.

  In addition to these, the lubricity of the block 2 can be improved by mixing at least one selected from molybdenum disulfide, graphite, and fluorine-based resin. Examples of the fluororesin include polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyfluorinated ethylene propylene ether (PFPE), tetrafluoroethylene hexafluoropropylene copolymer (PFEP), polyfluorinated alkoxyethylene (PFA), and the like. .

  The lower beam of the block 2 must be allowed to be bent so that the belt can be wound around the pulley, and an inclined surface is provided on at least one of the front and rear surfaces in the belt traveling direction. By providing the inclined surface, the belt can be bent without buffering between the blocks.

  As the elastomer 4 of the center belts 3a and 3b, a single material such as chloroprene rubber, natural rubber, nitrile rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, or a rubber or polyurethane rubber obtained by appropriately blending them is used. Can be mentioned. And as the core 5, a rope selected from polyester fiber, polyamide fiber, aramid fiber, glass fiber, steel wire and the like is used. The core body 5 may be made of a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, a metal thin plate, or the like of the above-mentioned fiber other than a rope embedded in a spiral shape.

  The block attached to the belt can be prevented from cracking in multiple directions, and the effective diameter of the pulley, such as a continuously variable transmission of an automobile, a motorcycle, or an agricultural machine, can change to transmit a large torque. Can be applied as a belt.

It is a principal part perspective view of the high load power transmission belt of this invention. It is a side view of the high load power transmission belt of the present invention. It is a block front view used for this invention. It is a top view of the place which looked at the protruding item | line part from the top. It is a front view which shows another example of the block used for this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 High load transmission belt 2 Block 2a Side surface 2b Side surface 2c Side surface 2d Side surface 3a Center belt 3b Center belt 4 Elastomer 5 Core body 6 Upper surface 7 Lower surface 11 Upper beam part 12 Lower beam part 13 Center pillar 14 Fitting groove 15 Fitting groove 16 Groove upper surface 17 Groove lower surface 18 Concave portion 19 Convex portion 20 Convex portion 21 Convex portion 22 Protrusion 23 Flat portion 23a Flat portion

Claims (2)

  It consists of a center belt with a core wire embedded in an elastomer, an upper beam and a lower beam connected by pillars, an upper and lower beam for mounting the center belt, and a block having a groove surrounded by the pillars, and side surfaces of the upper and lower beams In the high load transmission belt in which the V side surface is formed in contact with the pulley V groove, convex portions in the belt width direction are formed on the groove upper surface and the groove lower surface in the groove portion, while the center belt also has a predetermined pitch. A groove in the width direction is formed, the protrusion and the groove are fitted to each other, and at least one protrusion on the groove upper surface or the groove lower surface in the groove of the block is at least one Protrusions and flat parts are provided alternately, and at least a part of the flat part surface is a tapered surface in the direction in which the width of the groove part increases as it goes to the side of the block. High-load transmission belt for the butterflies. 2. The high load transmission belt according to claim 1, wherein the flat portion surfaces positioned at both ends of each beam in the flat portion are parallel to the belt width direction.

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