Patent ID: 6881166
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: B61B,F16H

Abstract:
1. A pulley comprising: a pulley body which has a rotationally symmetrical outer circumferential surface and a pulley hub, and having a tire which sits on the outer circumferential surface and has at least one radially outer and one radially inner ring and also a reinforcing ring, the reinforcing ring being made of a material which is rigid relative to the radially inner and the radially outer rings, the reinforcing ring having a diameter which is smaller than the outside diameter of the radially outer ring, the radially inner ring being made of an elastomer, the radially outer ring being made of an elastomer or a plastic, and the radially outer ring having a greater Shore hardness than the radially inner ring, wherein the reinforcing ring consists of two parts which are joined together along a radial plane and are fastened to one another.