Patent ID: 11913521
Assignee: MITSUBOSHI BELTING LTD.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  D | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A method of producing a frictional power-transmission belt in which a surface of a compression layer is covered with a knitted fabric having an overlapping portion in which one end and another end of the knitted fabric overlap each other, the overlapping portion having an adhesion region including an adhesive component that adheres the one end and the other end of the knitted fabric to each other, and a non-adhesion region in which the one end and the other end of the knitted fabric are not adhered to each other,
wherein the method comprises a step of arranging a melted thermoplastic elastomer in the adhesion region between an upper side of the one end of the knitted fabric and a lower side of the other end of the knitted fabric, the melted thermoplastic elastomer including one of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, and polyurethane.