Patent ID: 8469846
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: F16G

Abstract:
1. A V-ribbed belt comprising: an inner front-side section having a plurality of laterally spaced longitudinally extending V-ribs, an outer back-side section for driving a flat-faced pulley, the outer back-side section comprising a plurality of raised features separated by low regions alternating therebetween and extending longitudinally along the length thereof, wherein the raised features and low regions are configured and arranged such that only the apex of the raised features are contactable with the flat-face of the flat-faced pulley; and a load-carrying section disposed between said back-side and said front-side sections and coextensive with both the back-side and front-side sections; wherein the low regions have a depth of about 0.1 mm to about 1.0 mm and the raised features have a width of about 0.2 mm to about 1.8 mm.